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Dangote Refinery Reveals 22 Sabotage Attempts, Says Mass Sack Was to Protect Operation

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Dangote Refinery Reveals 22 Sabotage Attempts, Says Mass Sack Was to Protect Operation

The management of the $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery has opened up on the reasons behind the recent mass dismissal of workers, revealing that the decision followed 22 documented cases of sabotage at the facility since its operations began. According to Devakumar Edwin, the Vice President for Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited, the…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity

BREAKING: Cooking Gas Scarcity Worsens Across Nigeria as Prices Skyrocket

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BREAKING: Cooking Gas Scarcity Worsens Across Nigeria as Prices Skyrocket

A fresh wave of cooking gas scarcity has hit several states across Nigeria, forcing prices to soar to record highs and leaving many households stranded. In Lagos, Ibadan, Ogun, and parts of the North, residents now pay between ₦1,600 and ₦2,000 per kilogram of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), compared to around ₦1,000 barely weeks ago….

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News, Petroleum, Power and Energy

PENGASSAN Insists It Did Not Sign Dangote Refinery Strike Agreement, Warns of Possible Return to Industrial Action

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PENGASSAN Insists It Did Not Sign Dangote Refinery Strike Agreement, Warns of Possible Return to Industrial Action

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué being circulated as the agreement that ended its recent strike against the Dangote Refinery. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, PENGASSAN President Festus Osifo explained that the communiqué was drafted by the Minister of…

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Strikes and Industrial Actions

PENGASSAN–Dangote Refinery Reconciliation Meeting Moved to NSA’s Office

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PENGASSAN–Dangote Refinery Reconciliation Meeting Moved to NSA’s Office

The reconciliation meeting between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery has been shifted to the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, in Abuja. The move follows the collapse of earlier talks at the Labour Ministry after midnight, with both sides refusing to shift ground…

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PENGASSAN Strike Update: Forum Seeks FG, DSS Probe into Plot to Sabotage Nigeria’s Energy Independence

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PENGASSAN Strike Update: Forum Seeks FG, DSS Probe into Plot to Sabotage Nigeria’s Energy Independence

A concerned consumer advocacy group has called on the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately probe claims that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) is orchestrating a plan to undermine operations at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, a move which, they warn, could jeopardize Nigeria’s fledgling…

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Activists and Activism, News

PENGASSAN Declares Nationwide Strike Over Dangote Refinery’s Sack of 800 Workers, Halts Crude and Gas Supply

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PENGASSAN Declares Nationwide Strike Over Dangote Refinery’s Sack of 800 Workers, Halts Crude and Gas Supply

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has declared a nationwide strike, effective 06:00 hrs on Sunday, 28 September 2025, in reaction to the controversial dismissal of about 800 Nigerian workers at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. This dramatic escalation follows an emergency National Executive Council meeting held late on Saturday, September…

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