BREAKING: NUPENG Ends Strike After Truce With Dangote Refinery 

By Monday Peters, Abuja

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has ended its industrial action following an agreement with the management of Dangote Refinery over workers’ unionisation rights.

Congress gathered that NUPENG had undergone a day strike to protest the Dangote Refinery’s refusal to allow its employees to join the union.

Sources said after a prolonged meeting held at the instance of the minister of labour and employment and later at the Director general of the state security services, reached agreements with both parties signing a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU.

It was learnt the MoU was jointly signed by the Managing Director of Dangote Refinery, Sayyu Dantata, the President of NUPENG, Akporeha Williams, and other union leaders.

In the agreement, NUPENG resolved to suspend the strike with immediate effect, paving the way for further engagement on workers’ rights and welfare at the refinery.