Fresh tension is brewing in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector as oil workers have shut down the operations of Seplat Energy Plc across multiple locations nationwide. It was gathered the total shutdown, which began today, followed a directive by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, for an immediate withdrawal...
Criticisms have continued to trail the alleged plan by the federal government to sell parts of its equity in Joint Venture (JV) oil and gas assets. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) yesterday warned that the plan could undermine [&he...
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the management of Dangote Refinery have again agreed to abide by the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding they signed on Tuesday. It was gathered that the latest settlement followed a meeting that was held yesterday at the headquarters of the Department of State Services [&hel...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has accused the Dangote Petroleum Refinery of sponsoring division within its Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch, resisting workers’ rights to unionisation, and deploying what it described as “falsehoods” to undermine the union. NUPENG also accused the company of using a “Greek gift” of free n...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has dismissed claims made by a group calling itself the Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA), describing it as a management-inspired association. The clarification followed a report aired on Arise Television on Saturday, September 6, 2025, and published in some news...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers yesterday declared that it would still embark on strike beginning from today (Monday), despite the intervention of the federal government to address the grievances of the union. NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha, confirmed that the federal government had reached out to the union on the n...
•Fuel scarcity The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria have asked President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders to intervene in the dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Dangote Refinery. But the Nigeria Labour Cong...
Telecommunications operators have said that the strike embarked upon, yesterday, by members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has started affecting telephone operations, especially within Lagos and Ogun states. It also called for urgent intervention and amicable resolution to the standoff between the police and...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has dissociated itself from a group claiming to be an association of oil and gas transporters and marketers. NUPENG said the body lacks legal recognition, pointing out that members of the said group are seeking to exploit unsuspecting Nigerians. National President of NUPENG, Williams Akpor...

