Tag: NUPENG
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Fuel scarcity: NUPENG confirms massive loading of PMS at depots
The South-West Chairman of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Mr Tayo Aboyeji, on Monday confirmed that massive loading of petrol was ongoing at different depots in Lagos. Aboyeji made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, assuring Nigerians that the current scarcity of fuel…
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$26bn contract scam: NUPENG, PENGASSAN declare support for GMD, Baru – Official
Unions in the oil and gas sector on Monday pledged support for the ‘transformation stride’ of the Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, made the pledge…
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Nigeria will lose N150bn daily should PENGASSAN, NUPENG embark on proposed strike – LCCI tells FG
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has warned that the economy would lose an estimated N150 billion daily, if the proposed strike by PENGASSAN and NUPENG is not averted. The Director-General of LCCI, Mr Muda Yusuf, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Yusuf said that it would not…
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N800bn debt: Fuel scarcity looms as PENGASAN, NUPENG, others threaten strike
The nation might soon experience another fuel scarcity crisis as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Senior Staff Association (PENGASAN) and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have served notice of a nationwide indefinite strike over the Federal Government’s inability to settle debts of over N800 billion owed oil marketers. The…
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Buhari remains only alternative to move Nigeria forward – NUPENG
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, on Sunday said the jubilation that followed the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari was an indication that the country had no alternative to him now. Tokunbo Korodo, the Chairman, South-West Chapter of the union told newsmen in Lagos that Nigerians were in happy mood with…
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Reconstruction work on Apapa-Wharf road can cause fuel scarcity – NUPENG
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has expressed worry that the gridlock being experienced by petroleum tankers and articulated vehicles on Apapa-Wharf Road may result to fuel scarcity. Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman of the union said this in an interview with the newsmen in Lagos on Thursday. TheNewsGuru.com reports…
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Petroleum marketers in Ekiti suspend strike
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Ekiti on Sunday suspended its strike. TheNewsGuru reports that IPMAN embarked on the action on May 25, over demolition of some petrol stations and the revocation of some Certificate of Occupancy by the Gov. Ayo Fayose. The suspension of the strike is contained in a communiqué…
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We’ll resist any attempt to increase prices of petroleum products – NUPENG tells FG, NASS
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said it will resist any attempt by the Federal Government and National Assembly to further increase prices of petroleum products. The union also criticised the proposed N5 petrol levy by the Senate, describing it as a huge joke. Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman…
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Tankers drivers’ strike will hold as scheduled on Monday – NUPENG
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said its Petroleum Tanker Drivers had been mobilised to ensure no movement of petroleum tankers as their nationwide strike begins on Monday. Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman of NUPENG Lagos Council, made the assertion on Sunday in an interview with the newsmen in…