By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH THE Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) says industrial action in the gas supply chain on 28 September slashed power generation by over 1,100MW, dropping national output from 4,300MW to about 3,200MW at its lowest. In a statement Tuesday, NISO said the disruption caused widespread gas shortages and pressured the grid, but emergency […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE high-stakes reconciliation meeting between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery ended in a stalemate on Monday night, despite the intervention of the Federal Government. The closed-door talks, held in Abuja and presided over by the Minister of Labour and […]
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, […]