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IPMAN, NUPENG strike begins, shuts filling stations in Ibadan

The indefinite strike declared by some major players in the downstream sector commenced on Monday, with many filling stations in Ibadan shut and just a few selling petroleum products. The South-West zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers had issued directives for their […]

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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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Petroleum tanker drivers reject NUPENG strike notice

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers have urged members to disregard the strike notice issued by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers. NUPENG had earlier announced that workers would stop operations and begin seeking alternative jobs from September 8, citing alleged attempts by Dangote Refinery to bar its compressed natural gas tanker drivers from […]

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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 […]

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NUPENG applauds FG, NNPCL for reviving Warri refinery

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for successfully restreaming the Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals Company after years of inactivity. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the union’s National Executive Council, recognizing the importance of this […]

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NUPENG, PENGASSAN calls for reversal of helicopter landing fee

Petroleum workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and Nigeria’s Senior Oil Staff Association, have called for a lifting of the new landing fee imposed on helicopter operators. This was disclosed in a joint statement by the General Secretary of NUPENG, Afolabi Olawale, and PENGASSAN’s General Secretary, Lumumba […]

NUPENG, EFCC collaborate to combat oil theft
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NUPENG, EFCC collaborate to combat oil theft

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers have joined forces to combat the evil of oil theft. According to The PUNCH, NUPENG appealed for cooperation when its president, William Akporeha, and members of his executive visited the EFCC’s corporate offices in Abuja on Wednesday. William asked […]

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NUPENG suspends proposed strike after LASG intervention

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has called off its proposed strike before the November 6 ultimatum following the Lagos State government intervention.   The NUPENG chairman in Lagos, Tayo Aboyeji told the News Agency of Nigeria, on Tuesday, that the intervention of the state government was instrumental in calling off the […]