FG Urges NUPENG To Suspend Strike, Convenes Meeting Monday
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to suspend its planned nationwide strike slated for Monday, September 8, 2025.
Labour Minister Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, in a statement signed by ministry spokesperson Patience Onuobia, urged both NUPENG and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to halt industrial actions while the government intervenes in the dispute with the Dangote Group over alleged anti-union practices.
Dingyadi said a conciliation meeting has been scheduled for Monday, stressing that any disruption in the petroleum sector could cause huge economic losses and hardship for Nigerians.
NUPENG had announced the strike in protest of Dangote Refinery’s reported restrictions on its compressed natural gas (CNG) tanker drivers from joining unions. While some driver associations have distanced themselves from the action, NUPENG on Sunday reaffirmed its readiness to proceed.
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, backed the union, arguing that Dangote’s policy violates Nigeria’s Constitution, labour laws, and international conventions on workers’ rights.
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to suspend its planned nationwide strike slated for Monday, September 8, 2025.
Labour Minister Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, in a statement signed by ministry spokesperson Patience Onuobia, urged both NUPENG and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to halt industrial actions while the government intervenes in the dispute with the Dangote Group over alleged anti-union practices.
Dingyadi said a conciliation meeting has been scheduled for Monday, stressing that any disruption in the petroleum sector could cause huge economic losses and hardship for Nigerians.
NUPENG had announced the strike in protest of Dangote Refinery’s reported restrictions on its compressed natural gas (CNG) tanker drivers from joining unions. While some driver associations have distanced themselves from the action, NUPENG on Sunday reaffirmed its readiness to proceed.
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, backed the union, arguing that Dangote’s policy violates Nigeria’s Constitution, labour laws, and international conventions on workers’ rights.
FG Urges NUPENG To Suspend Strike, Convenes Meeting Monday
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to suspend its planned nationwide strike slated for Monday, September 8, 2025.
Labour Minister Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, in a statement signed by ministry spokesperson Patience Onuobia, urged both NUPENG and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to halt industrial actions while the government intervenes in the dispute with the Dangote Group over alleged anti-union practices.
Dingyadi said a conciliation meeting has been scheduled for Monday, stressing that any disruption in the petroleum sector could cause huge economic losses and hardship for Nigerians.
NUPENG had announced the strike in protest of Dangote Refinery’s reported restrictions on its compressed natural gas (CNG) tanker drivers from joining unions. While some driver associations have distanced themselves from the action, NUPENG on Sunday reaffirmed its readiness to proceed.
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, backed the union, arguing that Dangote’s policy violates Nigeria’s Constitution, labour laws, and international conventions on workers’ rights.
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