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 announced that its members will commence a nationwide strike from Monday, September 8, 2025, in protest against what it described as anti-union labour practices linked to the deployment of newly imported Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, trucks by Dangote Refinery. The union’s deci...
•Dangote trucks Less than 30 days to the commencement of the highly anticipated rollout of 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas trucks by the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, industry stakeholders have signalled an alignment with the refinery’s plan to begin direct fuel distribution to marketers and critical sectors of the economy from Augu...
•Tanker drivers The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has directed its members to halt the programming and loading of trucks destined for the Lekki-Epe Corridor from today, Monday, June 16, 2025, in protest against the recently introduced ₦12,500 E-call-up system by the Lagos State Government. In an inte...
The Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC, and Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, are at war over the overloading of products at the refinery. While PHRC accused tanker drivers of being responsible for the low pace of loading of petroleum products at the facility, PTD, through its umbrella body, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas [&hell...

