BREAKING: NUPENG Calls Off Strike

The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its two-day strike after a meeting with the Dangote Group on Tuesday.

NUPENG’s National President, Williams Akporeha, confirmed the development, stating that the Dangote refinery team, led by Sayyu Dantata, agreed to unionise its drivers.

“The strike has been suspended. The Dangote refinery has agreed to unionise its drivers, and we signed an agreement,” Akporeha told our correspondent in a phone conversation.

The meeting was convened by the Department of State Services (DSS).

Earlier, PUNCH Online reported that petroleum tanker drivers had begun their planned strike on Monday, refusing to load fuel in protest against the alleged refusal of the Dangote refinery to allow unionisation of its drivers.

The action went ahead despite appeals from the Federal Government. In several parts of the country, NUPENG members shut filling stations, while the Aradel refinery in Obele, Port Harcourt, and the Kwale Hydrocarbon facility in Delta State were also closed.

NUPENG had announced on Friday that it would suspend fuel loading this week, accusing the Dangote refinery of attempting to bar drivers of its 4,000 trucks from joining the union.

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Although the Federal Government reached out to the union over the weekend to avert the strike, Akporeha insisted at the time that the action would proceed.

By Monday morning, reports confirmed total compliance with the directive across petroleum depots nationwide. Trucks were parked at depots in Lagos, Warri, and other parts of the country as NUPENG officials monitored enforcement.