The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners has backed the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers to shut down petrol distribution in Nigeria over a face-off with Dangote Refinery. The national president of NARTO, Yusuf Lawal Othman, made this stance known in a statement. This comes after NUPENG told members to down tools…
The industrial dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and the Dangote Refinery has taken a new turn as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has declared full solidarity with NUPENG and threatened to join in shutting down the refinery operations if the company continues…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to pay the long-held petroleum equalisation funds owed to its members. The marketers also urged the NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, to clear the loading tickets of its members by supplying them with the petroleum products they paid…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said that plans are ongoing to implement a net metering arrangement that will enable the export of excess power back into the national grid for commercial value. This commission said the value of solar panels imported into Nigeria in the first quarter of 2025 was N125.3bn, saying this reflects…
Eight key OPEC+ members, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, plan to increase oil production by 137,000 barrels per day starting next month, despite sliding oil prices and concerns about oversupply. This decision signals a shift towards prioritizing market share over price support, surprising markets and raising questions about the alliance’s unity amid geopolitical tensions and…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has insisted it is embarking on strike action on Monday, September 8, 2025, accusing management of Dangote Refinery of attempting to bring back slavery into Nigeria’s workforce. The union made this known in a statement by its President and General Secretary, Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olufemi….
The Presidency on Thursday faulted the claim of reciprocity by the United States government as the reason for its current visa policy towards Nigeria, saying that the claim does not accurately reflect the actual situation. The Presidency also said contrary to misinformation and fake news circulating online, President Bola Tinubu has never stopped issuing 5-year…
