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Hello, NLC! 2 labour unions are in support of the new price of fuel
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are threatening fire over the new fuel price, and warning about a shutdown of the economy next week. Probably,…
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Crisis in PPPRA over ‘imposition’ of new Acting Executive Secretary
Offices of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) across the country have been shut down by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) PPPRA Branch,…
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7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)
by Kolapo Olapoju 1. TOTAL Plc, the government says, is responsible for the ongoing nationwide strike. According to the Department of State Services (DSS), members of the Petroleum and Natural…
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Blame fuel scarcity on TOTAL – SSS
by James Sambo According to the Department of State Services (DSS), the ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN)…
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TUC says the FG doesn’t want to save Nigerians from hardship
by Godwin Akanfe The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Sunday advised the Federal Government to address grievances of oil workers unions that threatened to embark on indefinite industrial…
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You can relax now, the oil workers have called off their strike
by Laila Ibrahim The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have suspended their five-day old…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Why Nigerians should thank Sanusi for the NNPC letter
by Olusegun Adeniyi One, if indeed Sanusi authored the letter, it could mean that his relationship with the president had broken down to such an extent that he no longer…
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We have no plans to increase fuel price – FG
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The Federal Government has refuted claims that it has plans to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at station pumps which…
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NUPENG, PENGASSAN threaten nationwide strike from January 2014
Oil and gas workers in the country on Tuesday threatened to commence a nationwide strike beginning from January if the Federal Government fails to reverse its plans to privatise the country’s four refineries. The workers,…
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Rivers Impeachment crisis: PENGASSAN threatens strike over safety
by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Leadership.ng The recent violent action by members of the state House of Assembly has caused a ripple effect now reaching the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior…
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#OccupyNigeriaAnniversary: “The movement didn’t have a leader” – Peter Esele opens up on Labour/Govt negotiations
- Was Pengassan really going to shut down the oil wells? Why did they not? Peter Esele tells us the inside story of the #OccupyNigeria negotiations, in this interview session…
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#InCaseYouMissedIt: PENGASSAN threatens warning strike
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has threatened to embark on a three-day warning strike from April 16. The body, in a…
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“Some say Labour Unions sold out; I call it dereliction of duty!” says @ChikaUwazie
by Chika Uwazie Is this what leaders of the labor union call success? For two weeks, the spotlight shone on Nigeria as the global community witnessed the massive movement against…
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DEBATE: Did Labour ‘sell out’? Christopher Akor says “Labour wasn’t smart”
By Christopher Akor After spending over N90 billion on Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the nation’s refineries without much result, the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, decided to sell…
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DEBATE: Did Labour ‘sell out’? Akintunde Oyebode explains why they did not
by Akintunde Oyebode When the NLC/TUC released this statement , calling off the Nationwide Strike to protest the 120% increase in the price of petrol on the 16th of January,…
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PENGASSAN Explains
In this statement released by Babatunde Ogun, President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) reflects on the union's role in the national strikes against the…
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95% of factories shut down, $34m-a-day losses & More: The last NUPENG/PENGASSAN strike
By Joachim MacEbong Following the government’s refusal to revert to the status quo of N65 per liter of petrol after removing subsidies on January 1st, and after a number of…
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Aborted Trips, Occupied TV Stations & Music Videos – See the Highlights from #OccupyNigeria Day 4
Senators Abort Abuja Trip Four Senators were forced to abort their journey from Lagos when they encountered 10,000 protesters in the Oyo State capital. Due to the occupation of Airports,…
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We’re In! PENGASSAN Finally Set To Join Labour Strike
Recent rumblings about plans by Nigeria's major oil union to wade into the fray and join the ongoing protests by organised labour and civil society groups have been confirmed. In…
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Nigerian oil workers threaten to join fuel subsidy removal strike
Photo credit: Leadership by Chi Ibe The latest twist to the NLC anti fuel subsidy removal strike has seen Nigerian oil workers threatening to shut down the country’s production.…
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