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PENGASSAN Secures Resinstatement for Sacked Workers as Feud With Dangote Refinery Ends

PENGASSAN Secures Resinstatement for Sacked Workers as Feud With Dangote Refinery Ends

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…

EXCLUSIVE: NLC Accuses Dangote of Union Suppression, Demands Reinstatement of Sacked Workers

EXCLUSIVE: NLC Accuses Dangote of Union Suppression, Demands Reinstatement of Sacked Workers

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…

EXCLUSIVE: Due Process Key to Resolving Dangote Refinery Labour Standoff, Say Analysts

EXCLUSIVE: Due Process Key to Resolving Dangote Refinery Labour Standoff, Say Analysts

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…

NLC Orders Affiliates to Mobilise Nationwide Against Dangote Group

NLC Orders Affiliates to Mobilise Nationwide Against Dangote Group

 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…

FG Appeals to PENGASSAN to Halt Strike Over Dangote Sackings

FG Appeals to PENGASSAN to Halt Strike Over Dangote Sackings

The Federal Government on Sunday appealed to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to suspend its planned nationwide strike scheduled to begin at midnight on 28 September over the alleged…

PENGASSAN orders nationwide strike over Dangote refinery sackings

PENGASSAN orders nationwide strike over Dangote refinery sackings

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its members to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike following the dismissal of what it claimed were “over 800 workers” by the…

Sabotage or Suppression? Dangote, PENGASSAN Clash Over Staff Layoffs

Sabotage or Suppression? Dangote, PENGASSAN Clash Over Staff Layoffs

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has accused the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals of unlawfully sacking and intimidating workers who recently joined the union. The allegation was…

Union Showdown Looms as Dangote Sacks Staff Amid Safety Concerns

Union Showdown Looms as Dangote Sacks Staff Amid Safety Concerns

The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has dismissed several employees in what it described as a major reorganisation to address sabotage and safety concerns. The announcement was made on Friday, 25 September, in…

Electricity Unions Suspend Strike After Abuja Talks

Electricity Unions Suspend Strike After Abuja Talks

Electricity Workers Suspend Nationwide Strike After Government Intervention The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended its nationwide strike following the intervention of the Federal Government in its dispute with the Transmission Company of…

Nationwide Blackout Looms as Electricity Workers Down Tools Over Non-Implementation of Minimum Wage

Nationwide Blackout Looms as Electricity Workers Down Tools Over Non-Implementation of Minimum Wage

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday embarked on a nationwide strike over unresolved disputes with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). In a circular signed by Acting General Secretary Dominic Igwebike, the…

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