By Obinna Uballa Labour leaders, civil society voices and political actors have called on Dangote Petroleum Refinery to reinstate more than 800 Nigerian workers allegedly dismissed for joining trade unions, warning that the company’s stance risks plunging the country into an industrial crisis with dire economic consequences. The controversy erupted after the Petroleum and Natural…
By Abiola Olawale Mixed reactions have begun to trail the decision of the Federal Government to make thesis and project submission mandatory for all prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. This comes as the policy, effective from October 6, 2025, ties NYSC mobilisation and exemptions directly to compliance with the National Policy for the…
By Abiola Olawale The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has condemned the Federal Government for allegedly paying billions of naira in statutory allocations into bank accounts controlled by All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen and councillors. The move was described by union leaders as a "bizarre, scary, and unprecedented…
By Abiola Olawale Major oil marketers across the country have raised concern over the escalating standoff between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery owned by Africa’s richest person, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. This is as oil marketers warned that the ongoing crisis could cripple distribution networks…
By Abiola Olawale The Federal Government has sent an invitation to the officials of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery for an emergency meeting. It was gathered that the meeting is aimed at averting what has been described as a nationwide industrial crisis. This comes as PENGASSAN…
By Abiola Olawale Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed New York for Frankfurt, Germany, immediately after his representation at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). This was contained in a press statement issued on Sunday by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha Nkwocha disclosed that the Vice President is now headed to Germany where…
By Abiola Olawale The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to unveil the details of the selection process for the next Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman. With Professor Mahmood Yakubu's decade-long tenure set to expire in November 2025, SERAP warned that opacity in the appointment of the next…
By Abiola Olawale In an escalation of tensions in Nigeria's oil and gas sector, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has announced an indefinite nationwide strike starting Monday, September 29, 2025. The move comes in response to what the union described as the "unlawful dismissal" of over 800 Nigerian workers…
By Abiola Olawale In an escalating labor showdown, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has fired back at the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), criticising the latter’s order on Saturday. This is as the refinery owned by Africa’s richest person, Alhaji Aliko Dangote described PENGASSAN's order to cut crude oil and gas…
