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…Challenges PENGASSAN, NUPENG to publish audited account of members dues The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery yesterday described the declaration of strike by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) as a bully and guerrilla tactics meant to hold Nigerians to ransom for selfish agenda. Dismissing as tissues of …

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Thursday, called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently suspend Nyesom Wike as minister of FCT and cause investigation to be carried out on his US property scandal. Frank who made this assertion in a statement …

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery wishes to clarify recent reports concerning the ongoing reorganisation within its facility. This exercise is not arbitrary. It has become necessary to safeguard the refinery from repeated acts of sabotage that have raised safety concerns and affected operational efficiency. The foregoing decision was taken in the …

P&ID: Court rules on Briton’s application for bail variation Friday Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned the adoption of final written addresses in the case against a director in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited, James Nolan, to November 3. The judge adjourned …

By Abiodun Alade A storm is gathering over one of Nigeria’s most powerful labour unions, and the thunderclap may soon bring its roof down. Once upon a time, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) wore the robe of a fearless defender of workers’ rights. Today, it …

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of NUPENG has again hailed the launch of Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s direct distribution of premium motor spirit (PMS) and automotive gas oil (AGO) to retailers throughout Nigeria, saying the intervention signals a significant transformation for the Nigerian downstream petroleum industry. The branch also cautioned …

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has transferred the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC’s) case file in the alleged money laundering against Mr Mele Kyari to the registry for reassignment. Mr Kyari is the immediate-past Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company …

The inaugural Digital Creator Africa (DCA) Summit has set a new benchmark for the continent’s creator economy, uniting Nigeria and Africa’s leading creators, creatives, brands, and cultural voices. The event took place on the 18th of September at the Africa Creative Market at Landmark Village, Victoria Island Lagos. Convened by …

The embattled President and General Secretary of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Comrades Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale have taken fresh swipe from Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) just as the Branch stakeholders called for the duo’s immediate resignation in order to give room for fresh air …

  Following allegations of secret acquisition of a $2 million mansion in Florida, United States, through questionable financial dealings in 2025, former governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, is likely to face prosecution in the United States of America.   This followed …