Tag: Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers

NUPENG directs its members to shut down services in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Airport shuts down as aviation workers join strike The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), has directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State with effect from May 16. The directive was in compliance with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)’s five days warning strike over the sack of workers in the State. NUPENGs General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale gave the directive in a letter addressed to the Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of NUPENG on Wednesday. Olawale said compliance with the directive was necessary for the successful execution…

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Kaduna: NUPENG directs members to shut down services

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), has directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State with effect from May 16. The directive, it stated, was in compliance with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) five-day warning strike over the sack of workers in the State. NUPENGs General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, gave the directive in a letter addressed to the Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of NUPENG yesterday. Olawale said compliance with the directive was necessary for the successful execution of the campaign against alleged anti-Labour practices of…

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Petroleum tanker drivers issue 14-day ultimatum over frequent accidents

Aminu Imam

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), has threatened to withdraw its services if the installation of a safety valve is not made mandatory in petroleum trucks with effect from May 1. The unions Chairman, Akanni Oladiti, stated this in a statement the branch issued yesterday, following its executive meeting held at the weekend in Ibadan, Oyo State. Hesaid that the decision was because the union members were usually the first casualties in any situation of fire accidents involving petroleum…

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