It's now the voices of Nigerians, especially key political oppositions should be loud. When we see an element of "terrorism" ..no one should be silent. It's not when FGN responds to this act of lawlessness that we will be shouting. PENGASSAN should be careful.
God bless Nigeria.
PENGASSAN Declares Nationwide Strike Over Mass Sack at Dangote Refinery
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has declared a nationwide strike following the mass sack of over 800 of its members by Dangote Refinery.
In a statement issued after an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Saturday, PENGASSAN described the refinery’s action as “a deliberate violation of Nigeria’s labour laws, the Constitution, and ILO conventions.”
The union said all its members working across field locations are to withdraw their services starting 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025, effectively shutting down operations at control rooms, panels, and outfield facilities. Members in offices, companies, institutions, and agencies are to withdraw services from Monday, September 29, 2025.
PENGASSAN also directed that all gas and crude oil supplies to Dangote Refinery be cut off immediately, and called on International Oil Companies (IOCs) to halt production and supply to the refinery and petrochemicals.
The association accused Dangote Refinery of replacing Nigerian workers with over 2,000 foreign workers, calling it “a show of disloyalty to a country that has given the company the most incentives any company has ever enjoyed in Nigeria.”
PENGASSAN warned that the strike will continue until the sacked workers are reinstated and labour laws are respected, insisting that “no man or company, no matter how highly placed, is above the law.”