Dangote Refinery Crisis: PENGASSAN Ignites Nationwide Strike Over Mass Worker Sackings A seismic labor showdown grips Nigeria’s oil sector as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) launches a nationwide strike, slamming Dangote Refinery for allegedly sacking over 800 Nigerian workers and replacing them with foreign hires. The bold move, kicking … Read more
The Federal Excessive Court docket Abuja has dismissed the Federal Competitors and Client Safety Fee’s (FCCPC) request to hitch and problem Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE’s N100 billion import license lawsuit. Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed FCCPC’s joinder request on Tuesday whereas ruling on its utility to hitch and show Dangote’s alleged deliberate monopoly within … Read more
BREAKING: NUPENG Suspends Nationwide Strike After DSS-Brokered Talks with Dangote Refinery Lagos, Nigeria – September 9, 2025 – In a swift resolution to a burgeoning crisis that threatened to disrupt fuel supply across the nation, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its nationwide strike just a day after it … Read more
NLC Declares Support for NUPENG Against Dangote Refinery, Issues Key Demands for Workers’ Rights In a bold show of solidarity amid escalating tensions in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has thrown its weight behind the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) in their dispute with the Dangote … Read more
In a transformative shift for Nigeria’s energy landscape, the nation’s petrol import bill plummeted by 54% in the first quarter of 2025, dropping from N3.81 trillion in Q1 2024 to N1.76 trillion, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This dramatic decline, also reflecting a 47% reduction from N3.3 trillion in Q4 2024, is … Read more