The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has paid tribute to the late former president of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Comrade Uche Marcus Okoro, hailing his leadership qualities and dedication to the plight of Nigerian oil workers. Comrade Okoro was one of the passengers who died in the …
Reactions have continued to trail the redeployment of sacked workers of Dangote Refinery to Borno, Zamfara, Benue, Ebonyi and other locations. The workers were sacked by the management of the Dangote Refinery during a dispute between the company and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) last month. PENGASSAN had embarked …
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 …
Economist and energy expert, Mr Kelvin Emmanuel, has warned that the actions of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) against the Dangote Petroleum Refinery pose a threat to national security. Mr Emmanuel, the CEO of Dairy Hills, who appeared …
