Tag: Tanker Drivers
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NUPENG suspends strike in Lagos
Fuel tanker drivers under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have suspended their strike in Lagos State. The union took the decision on Monday following a meeting between its leadership and representatives of the state government. A communique jointly signed by the Commissioner of Energy and Mineral Resources,…
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Just in: NUPENG orders tanker drivers to withdraw from Lagos
Petroleum tanker drivers may withdraw their services from Lagos from Monday based on a directive from national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). NUPENG said on Friday the directive followed failure to address three major issues causing tanker drivers pains in the state for months. Its National President Williams…
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Respite as tanker drivers suspend strike following NNPC’s intervention
…approves bridging costs from N6.20 to N7.20 The Petroleum Tankers Drivers, PTD under the aegis of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has suspended its nationwide strike which began on Monday. The suspension followed the intervention of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation( NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru.…
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Fuel scarcity imminent as Tanker drivers’ strike paralyses loading activities in Lagos
Loading activities at both private depots and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) depots in Lagos were on Monday paralysed as Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) commenced a nationwide strike to press home their demands for enhanced welfare. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the strike in Lagos observed that all tank…
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30% of tanker drivers hypertensive, medical doctor affirms
Dr Taiwo Adekanmbi, a Medical Doctor, from the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has said no fewer than 30 per cent of tanker drivers nationwide were hypertensive. Adekanmbi disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos at the ongoing national training for tanker drivers organised by the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), a branch of NUPENG.…