Tag: PENGASSAN
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PENGASSAN accuses Military, Police, others of oil theft
The President of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Comrade Festus Osifo, has hinted that the heads of the Nigerian Military, Police and other security agencies collude to steal crude oil in the Niger Delta.
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Oil theft: NSCDC arrests 501 suspected oil thieves in eight months, destroys 71 illegal refineries
In line with tackling oil theft in the country, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 501 suspected pipeline vandals and oil thieves, alongside destroyed 71 illegal refineries. This was disclosed by NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, at the inauguration of 93 operational vehicles for the corps by Interior Mianister Rauf Aregbesola,…
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Oil theft is high-tech fraud needing high-tech Solutions – Esele, Former PENGASSAN Boss
A former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria PENGASSAN, Comrade Peter Esele, has dropped a hint on how the government can eliminate the unabated crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. Esele, who is a former president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), said one effective approach is…
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What FG should do to remove fuel subsidy – TUC president
Mr Festus Osifo, president, Trade Union Congress (TUC), says Nigerians are not averse to the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) but waiting for the government to win their trust over the issue.
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Festus Osifo elected new TUC President
Mr Festus Osifo has been elected as the new President General of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria TUC. Osifo was elected as the preferred candidate at the 12th Triennial National Delegates’ Conference of the Congress on Wednesday in Abuja. The theme of the 2022 Conference: “The Working Class Amidst the Challenges of National Security,…
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IPMAN seeks quick resolution of FG, PENGASSAN dispute
The Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called for a quick resolution of the dispute between the Federal Government and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, who made the call in an interview on Thursday in Lagos, said “Although the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
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Strike: PENGASSAN says meeting with FG inconclusive
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), on Wednesday said a meeting it held with the Federal Government was inconclusive. The union’s President, Mr Felix Osifo, who disclosed this in a statement, said the meeting was inconclusive because the government was yet to address some of PENGASSAN’s demands. The Union on…
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BREAKING: Fuel scarcity looms as PENGASSAN declares nationwide strike
President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo has declared the association is embarking on an immediate nationwide strike. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the declaration made by Osifo when he appeared on Sunrise Daily on Channels TV on Monday morning has sparked fears of fuel scarcity in the country.…
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Photo: PENGASSAN pickets oil company over sack of 64 workers
Oil workers, under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), on Tuesday picketed the office of Baker Hughes, a multinational oil company, over sacking of 64 workers. The picketing took place at the Mansard House, Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Some aggrieved members were seeing chanting solidarity songs,…
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BREAKING: NUPENG, PENGASSAN direct members in Chevron to shut down operations
Labour unions in the oil and gas sector have directed their members in Chevron Nigeria Limited to commence a total shut down of the company’s operations following the sack of 600 Nigerian employees and other anti-Labour practices by the management of the company. The Unions, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the…