The Federal Government has urged the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to shut down dangote Refinery over alleged anti-union activities.
Nigerians will be faced with excruciating hardship, and huge revenue will be lost, if the planned strike action is implemented by the two unions, emphasizing the role that the refinery had played in stabilizing fuel supply in the country.
The federal government has also called all the parties to a reconciliation meeting on Monday, September 8, 2025.
A statement issued on Sunday by the Patienec Unuobia, shared by, Head of Information and Public Relations, Patience in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, un behalf of the Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, said efforts are in top gear to reconcile the feuding parties.
The statement: “I have invited all the parties for a conciliation meeting tomorrow, Monday, September 8, 2025. Since I have intervened, I plead with NUPENG to rescind its decision to shut down the petroleum sector. I also appeal to the NLC to withdraw the red alert it issued to its affiliate unions to prepare for a nationwide strike in solidarity with NUPENG
“The petroleum sector is very important to this country. It constitutes the core of the nation’s economy. A strike in the petroleum sector, even for just a day, will have an adverse impact on the economy. It will not only lead to heavy revenue losses, but also cause untold hardship for Nigerians,”
“Hence, I plead with the unions to give peace a chance. I assure them that this matter will be resolved amicably to the satisfaction of all the parties involved.”
NUPENG had last week threatened to shut down the Dangote Refinery saying the management has prevented union activities from thriving. On its part, NLC said it will also embark on a solidarity strike in support with NUPENG.
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