Court Restrains NUPENG, Truck Drivers from Disrupting Dangote Refinery Operations The National Industrial Court in Abuja has granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association from embarking on industrial action or compelling...

Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, on Monday reacted sharply to criticisms from the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) over Dangote Refinery’s recent fuel price reduction, calling the union’s warning misleading and reaffirming his company’s commitment to easing fuel scarcity and lowering costs.

The Dangote Group has refuted claims that its refinery sells petrol to international traders, including those in Togo, at lower prices than those offered to Nigerian marketers.

Aliko Dangote, has stated that the nation’s 50-year battle with fuel queues has come to an end, following one year of petrol production at the company’s 650,000 barrels-per-day facility.

DSS Summons Dangote, NUPENG Over Alleged Breach of Pact The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, to an emergency meeting following rising tension over an alleged...

NUPENG, Dangote Face Off as Tanker Drivers’ Deal Collapses   The fragile truce between the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery has collapsed, igniting a fierce industrial dispute that threatens fuel supply stability and tests the Federal Government’s...