Unionism: Again, NUPENG, Dangote Refinery Meet, Commit To MoU
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the management of Dangote Refinery have again agreed to abide by the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding they signed on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the latest settlement followed a meeting that was held on Friday at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.
Top sources disclosed that appeals were made to all parties to maintain the status quo pending a two-week window.
NUPENG had on Tuesday suspended its strike following an agreement with the management of Dangote Refinery to recognise workers’ rights to unionise.
The deal was reached at a closed-door meeting convened by the Department of State Services (DSS) and attended by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress.
The resolution followed a conciliation meeting convened by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment on Monday, September 8, 2025, after NUPENG threatened to embark on strike over the company’s initial refusal to recognise workers’ union rights.
But barely 48 hours after suspending its strike action, the union threatened to down tools after accusing the management of the Dangote Refinery of breaching the agreement reached between the refinery, the Federal Government, and all truck drivers who are members of NUPENG-PTD.
The union, in a statement jointly signed by its President and General Secretary, Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, respectively, had warned that it might resume the suspended industrial action.
“We are by this statement placing all our members on red alert for the resumption of the suspended nationwide industrial action and calling on the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade 1 Support Our Dream Union Congress, all regional and global working people, and civil society organisations to rise in support and solidarity against this threat of the capitalist world,” NUPENG had stated.
