The Federal Government has intervened to resolve the dispute between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery after the union accused the company of…
The federal government has commenced payment of a N32,000 pension increment to retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), beginning with the September payroll cycle. The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), in a statement on…
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has warned that the ongoing strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) could backfire on workers by threatening jobs and scaring away investors.…
The new tax regime under President Bola Tinubu has raised concerns of double taxation and the overall burden on workers. Tinubu in June 2025 signed the Nigeria Tax Reform Acts into law, a sweeping overhaul…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has accused Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, of violating the country’s labour laws by dismissing workers who attempted to unionise and replacing them with foreign nationals. In an interview with…
The ongoing dispute between Dangote Petroleum & Petrochemicals and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has drawn expert concerns over workers’ rights, adherence to due process, and the potential impact…
Efforts by the Federal Government to broker peace in the dispute between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Dangote Group ended in deadlock on Monday, despite marathon negotiations…
The Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has announced plans to embark on a seven-day warning strike from 30 September 2025 over the dismissal of council workers. The decision…
Thousands of oil and gas workers were stranded on Monday as a strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) paralysed operations at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and key…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all its affiliate unions to begin immediate mobilisation for a possible nationwide strike against the Dangote Group over the dismissal of workers at its refinery. The directive, contained…
