Tag: NUPENG
NUPENG urges NNPC to increase supply to Apapa
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Tuesday appealed to Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to…
Fuel Scarcity Worsens In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Jamiu Yisa Fuel scarcity has worsened in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, with long queues observed in filling stations…
NLC Election Ends In Chaos
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) elections which started on Wednesday night ended in chaos Thursday morning with suspected thugs breaking…
Inflicting Pains On Nigerians
The on-going strike by the two major oil workers’ unions in the country- Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association…
Ministry meets with NUPENG, PENGASSAN over strike
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity has scheduled a meeting with NUPENG and PENGASSAN against Tuesday in Abuja to…
NUPENG strike begins in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt In reaction to the sack of one of its zonal executive members the National Union of Petroleum…
PENGASSAN, NUPENG to begin strike on Monday
Nigeria’s two main oil workers’ unions said they would launch an indefinite strike on Monday, threatening to hurt the output…
NUPENG, PENGASSAN gives FG 14 days ultimatum
Two industrial unions in the oil and gas sector on Friday gave the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to intervene…
NUPENG Strike: Rivers residents, commuters groan over fuel scarcity
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Commuters and business owners are now going through tough times in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, following…
NUPENG loses N10bn to 5 days strike
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), says their members cumulatively lost more than N10 billion during the…
Oil workers suspend strike
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN),…
Allison-Madueke, others absent at Reps fuel crisis committee
The Minister for Petroleum Resources, Deizeani Allison-Madueke, on Thursday failed to appear before the House of Representatives joint committees on…
Reps summon Deizeani, others over looming fuel crisis
The House of Representatives Joint Committees on Petroleum (Upstream and Downstream) and Gas Resources on Wednesday summoned the Petroleum Minister,…
NUPENG threatens strike over alleged anti-labour practices
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to shut-down oil and gas operations over alleged…
Preventing Carnage On Lagos Roads
By Mamud Hassan The incessant cases of road accidents, traffic gridlock and threat to lives and property by trailer and…
NADECO Chieftains Celebrate Kokori At 70
Prominent Nigerians, including retired Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu and Chief Segun Osoba were among guests at a book launch in…
A Testament Of Courage
One of the most inspiring quotes of the great African-American writer, Maya Angelou, who died a few weeks ago, goes…
Kokori Launches June 12 Memoir
The former General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Frank Kokori today presented his…
NUPENG suspends nationwide strike
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) said on Tuesday that had suspended its planned nationwide strike. NUPENG’s…
NUPENG shuts petrol loading bay, scarcity looms
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has shut down the operations of Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company…
Lagosians, Ogun Residents Groan As Fuel Scarcity Worsens
Eromosele Ebhomele It has been hell for residents of Lagos and Ogun, two of Nigeria’s western states, since last week…
Petrol Price Increases As Scarcity Looms
Eromosele Ebhomele Against the government regulated price of N97 per litre, most filling stations in parts of Ogun and Lagos…
NUPENG warns on another strike
Workers in Nigeria’s oil industry under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), on Tuesday,…
FG And Sales Of Oil Refineries
In November this year, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke announced plans by the federal government to sell the…
Dealing With The Chibuike Amaechi Migraine
By Peter Claver Oparah However one sees it, the escalating, man-made crisis in Rivers State portends real and grave danger…
Kerosene Scarcity Hits Lagos, Ogun
Most filling stations across Lagos and Ogun states, southwest Nigeria, have been without kerosene, a major source of cooking gas…
NUPENG Suspends Strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) late Tuesday night called off its three-day warning strike which…
NNPC Assures Of Adequate Fuel Supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured of adequate stock of petroleum products in the wake of strike by…
Fuel scarcity looms as NUPENG gives strike notice
With accusations that multinational oil companies are engaged in unfair labour practices, to the disadvantage of Nigerians, the workers union,…
NARTO Fumes Over Wrong Tax Deduction
The leadership of National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, has expressed dissatisfaction over the failure of the Federal Inland…