The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has instructed its members nationwide to withdraw their services following the alleged mass dismissal of over 800 Nigerian workers by Dangote Refinery. In a circular issued after an emergency National Executive Council meeting on Saturday, September 27, 2025, and signed by General Secretary Lumumba Okugbawa,…
The industrial dispute between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria took a dramatic turn on Saturday as the union ordered seven branches to cut off crude oil and gas supplies to the $20bn facility. In a letter dated September 26 and signed by its General Secretary,…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the suspension of petrol sales in naira, a move that has unsettled marketers and raised fresh concerns about fuel pricing and foreign exchange pressure. In an email sent to its customers, the refinery disclosed that the decision would take effect from Sunday, September 28, 2025, citing the exhaustion of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reported a 91.3 percent surge in its monthly profit, rising to N539 billion in August 2025 from N185 billion in July. According to its Monthly Report Summary for August 2025, the company’s revenue also climbed to N4.655 trillion, compared to N4.406 trillion recorded in July. The report…
A war of words has erupted between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and the management of Dangote Refinery over allegations of mass sack of Nigerian workers and their replacement with foreigners. PENGASSAN, in a statement by its General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, accused the refinery of terminating the employment of…
The re-entry into Ogoniland marks a historic turning point for Nigeria — not just in terms of oil production, but more broadly, this milestone reflects the spirit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which commits to building a stronger country, attracting responsible investment, and ensuring that community development is at the heart of…
A fresh crisis brews in Nigeria’s oil sector as the President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, has confirmed that Dangote Refinery sacked all its Nigerian workers after they joined the union. He made this known in an exclusive interview with on Friday. This comes after the…
Nigeria’s oil regulator has approved a $510 million deal by TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), to sell its entire 12.5% interest in oil mining lease (OML) 118, which hosts the offshore Bonga oilfield, to the field’s operator Shell (SHEL.L), and Agip (ENI.MI).The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said TotalEnergies will transfer 10% of its interest to Shell…
-DAPPMAN to Dangote Refinery. The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on the Dangote Refinery to make its fuel supply more accessible to marketers and sell products at affordable rates. The spokesperson for the association, Ikem Ohia, said that closer collaboration with the refinery would ensure steady supply and end fuel…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has refuted a report which alleged oil theft worth N8.41 trillion. It said the report was based on a misinterpretation of crude loss statistics between 2021 and July 2025 which had been released by the NUPRC in the spirit of transparency and in line with the Petroleum Industry…
