By NJORIGE LYNUS THE House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has intervened in the escalating dispute between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and oil unions NUPENG and PENGASSAN, following strikes over unionisation and worker sackings. Committee Chairman Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere described the rift as a threat to downstream sector stability and warned it could scare […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE FORMER Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to urgently resolve the ongoing strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), warning it is already hurting Nigerians and the economy. In a statement on Monday, Obi criticized the government’s silence, stressing that […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has ordered an immediate halt to gas supply and crude oil deliveries to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, accusing the company of unlawfully sacking 800 unionised workers. In a directive signed by General Secretary Lumumba Okugbawa, the union instructed members, particularly in […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE DANGOTE Petroleum Refinery has dismissed claims by PENGASSAN that it sacked workers for joining the union, describing the allegation as “unfounded and misleading.” In a statement, management said the ongoing reorganisation was to strengthen operations and address sabotage risks, not union activity. The refinery noted that over 3,000 Nigerians remain employed, with […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has issued a stern ultimatum to the management of Dangote Refinery, demanding the recall of over 800 Nigerian workers allegedly sacked and replaced with foreign nationals. In a statement signed by Lumumba Okungbowa, General Secretary of PENGASSAN, the union described the […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery, hailed as Africa’s biggest industrial project and Nigeria’s long-awaited answer to decades of fuel import dependence, is once again in the spotlight—but this time for all the wrong reasons. On 24 September, management announced a sweeping reorganisation of its workforce after what it described as “repeated sabotage” within […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to attracting new investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector to spur industrialisation and economic growth. Presidential Adviser on Energy, Olu Verheijen, said this during a meeting with Tony Attah, MD of Renaissance Africa Energy, which recently acquired Shell’s onshore assets. She noted that reforms […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA LNG Ltd. (NLNG) has won the 2025 Best Corporate Training Partner Award from the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) at the 4th Human Capital Development Awards in Lagos. The award recognises NLNG’s sustained investment in workforce development, skills transfer, and education. Receiving the award on behalf of NLNG, […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA’S oil production rose to 1.71 million barrels per day (mbpd) in July 2025, including condensates, with crude oil alone averaging 1.51 mbpd. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) credited the rebound to intensified air operations under Operation Delta Safe, targeting oil theft, sabotage, and illegal refining across Niger Delta states. Air missions […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE BORNO South Senator Ali Ndume has accused fuel importers of orchestrating a smear campaign against the Dangote Refinery, dismissing claims of monopoly in Nigeria’s oil market. In a statement on Wednesday, the APC senator said importers failed to build refineries despite multiple licences issued by past governments but are now “ganging up” […]