WorldStage– The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the management of Dangote Refinery to abide by the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding they signed on Tuesday, September 9th, following a closed-door meeting convened by the DSS.
Sources at the meeting revealed that government officials expressed displeasure over reports that agents of Dangote Refinery were allegedly removing NUPENG stickers from trucks and granting access only to vehicles affiliated with the Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA), believed to have been sponsored by the refinery.
During the meeting attended by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), appeals were made to both parties to maintain the status quo pending a two-week window.
Among the resolutions reached by both parties during the meeting, which was held on Tuesday were that, since workers’ unionization is a right in line with the provisions of extant laws, the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals has agreed to the unionization of employees who are willing to unionize.
It was also resolved at the meeting that the process of unionization shall commence immediately and be completed within two weeks (September 9th – 22nd, 2025), and it has been agreed that the employer will not set up any other union.
Also, it was agreed at the meeting that arising from the strike notice, no worker or employee of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals will be victimized.
Further agreements were “parties will revert to the Honourable Minister of Labour a week after the conclusion of the engagement.
“Based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), NUPENG has agreed to suspend the industrial action with immediate effect.”
