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Dangote Refinery loses N32.5bn after petrol price cut
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Dangote Refinery says union membership voluntary for workers

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has clarified that joining trade unions remains voluntary for its employees, in line with the Nigerian Constitution and International Labour Organisation conventions. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the company dismissed what it called “distortions of facts” by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers regarding its labour practices. It […]

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Strike: FG reschedules Dangote, NUPENG emergency meeting

Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, has rescheduled the tripartite meeting summoned to resolve the dispute between the management of Dangote Group and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, over alleged anti-union practices. The meeting, earlier fixed for 3 pm, was brought forward to 10 am in what Vanguard gathered […]

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Dangote Refinery denies shutting petrol unit

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has denied a report that it could shut its petrol unit for two to three months. The spokesman of the Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, described the report as “fake”. Reuters had reported that the petrol unit at the 650,000 barrel-per-day Dangote refinery may be shut for two to three months for […]

Why FG should reveal names of subsidy beneficiaries - NLC
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NLC issues ultimatum to Dangote over anti-union practices

The Nigeria Labour Congress has issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, calling for the immediate stoppage of “unfair labour practices within the Dangote Group.” The labour Union in a statement signed by Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, called for “the immediate unionization of not just Dangote […]

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Dangote refinery gets IPMAN’s full backing in distribution dispute

The national leadership of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has distanced itself from the strike notice issued by its Western Zone members, affirming that the association fully supports operations at the newly commissioned Dangote Refinery. The Western Zone of IPMAN had announced plans to down tools over Dangote Industries Limited’s decision to distribute […]

PETROAN dismisses fuel scarcity fears amid naira-for-crude controversy
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Fuel scarcity looms as NUPENG, Dangote refinery clash

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has warned of an imminent fuel supply crisis across the country, as its dispute with the Dangote Refinery lingers. NUPENG in a statement jointly signed by Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, President and General Secretary of NUPENG and issued to journalists in Abuja on Friday, accused […]

Shipping crisis stalls Dangote fuel distribution
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Shipping crisis stalls Dangote fuel distribution

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s much-anticipated plan to begin fuel distribution using 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas-powered trucks has suffered a setback, as only 450 units have so far been delivered out of the expected fleet. The $20bn refinery, located in Lekki, Lagos, had scheduled the nationwide distribution scheme to begin on August 15. However, logistics challenges […]

Dangote refinery to begin fuel distribution with 4,000 CNG trucks
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Dangote refinery to begin fuel distribution with 4,000 CNG trucks

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to commence nationwide fuel distribution using a newly acquired fleet of 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas CNG-powered trucks, in what industry stakeholders have described as a major breakthrough for Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector. The National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed that the trucks […]

Dangote Refinery loses N32.5bn after petrol price cut
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Dangote refinery slashes petrol ex-depot price to N820/litre

Dangote Refinery has cut the ex-depot price of petrol from N850 to N820 per litre, effective 12 August 2025. The company’s Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, announced the N30 reduction in a statement on Tuesday night. “Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit […]