Tag: PENGASSAN
Save our jobs, NUPENG, PENGASSAN beg Buhari
Nigeria’s oil industry unions, which staged a strike this month, are pressing the government to prevent oil majors hit by…
NUPENG, PENGASSAN call off strike
The strike action called by Nigeria’s two powerful oil unions, PENGASSAN and NUPENG has been called off. According to sources…
NNPC reorganized, not unbundled —Kachikwu
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu on Wednesday said state oil firm, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,…
NNPC Unbundling: Workers go on strike
Offices of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have been shut nationwide, according to reports as workers of the state…
Things fall apart at PENGASSAN as aggrieved members head to court
There are strong indications that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) may be in for…
Fuel scarcity hits Rivers again
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than a week after members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, called…
Fuel scarcity looms in Rivers as NUPENG begins strike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The little respite being enjoyed by consumers of petroleum products in Rivers State since the Department of…
Increase local refining capacity before deregulation, PENGASSAN tells Buhari
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on President Muhamadu Buhari to increase local…
PENGASSAN, NUPENG to blame for electricity drop – FG
The Federal Government on Friday in Abuja raised alarm over dwindling and epileptic electricity supply across the country and blamed…
PENGASSAN To Shut Down Oil Well
Nigerian oil workers will go on strike to halt a small field if the government does not meet with them…
PENGASSAN to shut down oil well
Nigerian oil workers will go on strike to halt a small field if the government does not meet with them…
Improve local refineries, PENGASSAN tells FG
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), on Sunday urged the Federal Government to demonstrate commitment…
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…
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…
Crude Oil Crash: PENGASSAN wants politicians to cut unnecessary spending
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has advised political office holders and politicians to prune…
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…
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,…
Oil Workers Begin Strike
Nigerian oil workers said they had started a strike on Tuesday that may affect exports, although market sources doubted they…
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…
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…
Why Kerosene Scarcity Will Persist
Though Nigerians are just recovering from acute scarcity of kerosene, a major source of cooking gas used by the masses,…
Oil theft, signs amnesty not working, says PENGASSAN
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN has described recent claims by the Special Adviser to…
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…
We Did Not Receive N100m Bribe —Rivers Labour Leaders
After the two-day warning strike called by the Rivers State branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade…
PENGASSAN, NUPENG Threaten 3-day Warning Strike
The PENGASSAN and NUPENG have threatened to embark on a three-day industrial action if the issues between the unions and…
Nigeria: PENGASSAN issues oil export shut down threat again
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja As feverish moves to end the nationwide strike and protests over the removal of fuel subsidy continues in…