The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its two-day strike following a meeting with officials of the Federal Government and the Dangote Group.
The industrial action, which lasted two days, disrupted fuel supply in parts of the country.
According to reports, attendees at the meeting included representatives of the Dangote Group led by Sayyu Dantata, officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and other stakeholders.
The meeting concluded with the signing of an agreement in which the Dangote Refinery committed to unionising its truck drivers.
“Following the threat to embark on industrial action by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers over the refusal of the management of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited to allow their employees to be unionised by registered labour unions, a conciliation meeting was held at the instance of the Minister of Labour and Employment. It was revealed in the course of the meeting that:
“The management agreed with this fact and responded that they are not averse to the unionisation of their employees by labour unions in line with the provisions of the extant labour laws. After exhaustive deliberations, the following resolutions were reached by both parties:
“That since workers’ unionisation is a right in line with the provisions of the law, the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals agreed to the unionisation of employees of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals who are willing to unionise.
“That the process of unionisation shall commence immediately and be completed within two weeks (9–22 September 2025), and it was agreed that the employer will not establish any alternative union.
“Arising from the strike notice, no worker or employee of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals will be victimised,” the agreement read.
The parties also agreed to report back to the Minister of Labour a week after the conclusion of the process. Based on the memorandum of understanding (MoU), NUPENG suspended the industrial action with immediate effect.
The MoU was signed by Dangote Group’s Sayyu Dantata; NUPENG President Williams Akporeha and General Secretary Afolabi Olawale; NMDPRA official O.K. Ukoha; Labour Ministry Director Amos Falonipe; and representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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