We have news that the nationwide strike declared by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN is in full swing as operations have been shut down at oil and gas regulatory institutions, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
This industrial action follows the directive given on Sunday by the union’s National Executive Council.
The PENGASSAN Chairman in NMDPRA, Tony Iziogba, says the union has achieved “100 percent compliance,” effectively restricting access to staff and visitors.
He added that his colleagues had also enforced 100 per cent compliance at the NNPCL and other relevant agencies.
PENGASSAN said the strike became inevitable after the alleged wrongful dismissal of about 800 workers at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery which it said violated Nigerian labour laws and International Labour Organization conventions