Financial experts will, on Thursday, October 9, 2025, gather at an annual webinar organised by DataPro Limited, one of Nigeria's credit rating agencies, to highlight the role of credit rating agencies in the ever-changing global economy. This year’s webinar themed “The Role of Credit Rating Agencies in a Dynamic Global Economy” is part of events …
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking ga,s has risen to the roof top in Lagos. This is as long queues have been observed at different refilling depots due to the scarcity of the product. This is coming days after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) …
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has called for the immediate recall of workers sacked by the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Nigeria. The regional organisation, which represents 18 million workers across 52 African countries, strongly condemned the alleged termination of employment of over 800 workers at the Dangote …
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has called for creation of an endowment fund for the Wole Soyinka Centre For Culture And Creative Arts formerly known as the National Arts Theatre in Lagos. Tinubu made the call during the official reopening of the Soyinka Centre on Wednesday in Lagos. Pinnacle Daily reports that President Tinubu had in …
The National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Engr. Festus Osifo, has warned that the union will resume the nationwide strike if the Dangote Group fails to comply with the resolution reached during the two-day conciliatory meeting held in Abuja. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, October …
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called off its nationwide strike over a dispute with the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. This comes after the Federal Government brokered an agreement between PEMGASSAN and the Dangote Refinery management at a meeting on Tuesday. PENGASSAN had embarked on a nationwide strike …
As Nigeria marks her 65th independence anniversary, President Bola Tinubu has highlighted 12 remarkable economic milestones achieved by his administration in the last two years. In nationwide broadcast on Wednesday morning October 1, 2025, President Tinubu said his administration "inherited a near-collapsed economy caused by decades of fiscal policy distortions and misalignment that had impaired …
Comrade Bosun Olabiyi, Trade Union Congress (TUC) Chairman, Oyo State chapter, has called on the management of Dangote Refinery to respect the rights of workers and prioritise their welfare. Olabiyi, a former national financial secretary of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), said that while Nigerians are grateful to Alhaji …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has signed a two-year agreement with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery for the supply of crude oil to the refinery. The deal, which was sealed in August, is to ensure steady feedstock to the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery based in Lagos. This comes amid efforts to maintain crude supply in naira …
There are indications that Nigeria’s power generation has recorded a significant drop from over 4,300 megawatts (MW) to 3,200MW following a nationwide strike embarked on by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Sunday, September 28 2025. The industrial action has reportedly disrupted gas deliveries to power stations, leading to …
