There is a gathering storm enveloping the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), as some members have accused the association’s national president, Festus Osifo, of “undemocratic conduct and constitutional violations.” In a petition to the Registrar of Trade Unions at the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, seen by TheCable, the members…
The flexing of muscles between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery has been put to rest as truce has been reached by both parties. This as PENGASSAN has suspended its nationwide strike following the intervention of the federal government. The truce was announced in a communiqué signed…
The federal government’s attempt to broker peace between the management of Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) over the alleged mass sack of union members ended in a deadlock on Monday night. The meeting, which began around 3:30 p.m. at the Minister of Labour and Employment’s Conference…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, says it has forced the shutdown of the 650,000 b/d Dangote Refinery, after its members cut natural gas supply and halted crude deliveries in protest over mass layoffs. The union said 800 refinery workers were dismissed “without due consultation or any transparent justification” shortly…
The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has berated the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), accusing the union of decades-long sabotage of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and serving the interests of its leaders rather than ordinary Nigerians. In a statement issued at the weekend, the refinery described PENGASSAN’s latest directive…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has taken a swipe at the withdrawal order by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), to cut crude oil and gas supplies to the refinery, warning it could plunge Nigerians into fresh rounds of fuel scarcity while inflicting huge revenue losses on the government. In a statement…
The industrial dispute between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) of Nigeria took a dramatic turn on Saturday as the union ordered seven branches to cut off crude oil and gas supplies to the $20bn facility. In a letter dated September 26 and signed by its General…
