The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has accused the Dangote Petroleum Refinery of unlawfully sacking about 800 Nigerian workers for joining the union, while retaining over 2,000 Indian expatriates. PENGASSAN’s General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, claimed the dismissals came immediately after the workers completed their unionisation process,...
Nigeria has lost one of its most prominent scholars and statesmen. Professor Jubril Aminu, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), and seasoned diplomat, has passed away. The news was confirmed on Thursday, marking the end of an era for a man whose career spanned academia, politics, and diplomacy. Prof. Aminu was widely known for his...
Fresh controversy is brewing in Nigeria’s downstream oil sector as some fuel importers and marketers accuse the Dangote Refinery of selling petrol at cheaper rates to international buyers than to local marketers. According to Sunday PUNCH, the Depot and Petroleum Product Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria...
Resident doctors at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna have officially suspended their six-day warning strike. The announcement was made by Dr. Josiah Yakubu, President of the hospital’s chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. According to Dr. Yakubu, the decision to suspend the strike followed an...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally arraigned two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, before the Federal High Court in Lagos on charges related to illegal mining activities and unauthorized possession of mineral resources. According to @nigeriastories, the arraignment marks a significant move in the agency’s ongoing crackdown on foreign...
