Tag: Tanker Drivers

Strike imminent today, as NUPENG, Tanker Drivers split over Ɗangote Refinery

Aminu Imam
NLC strike imminent

…NLC urges Tinubu to step in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector has been thrown into turmoil, as a bitter labour dispute pits the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) against both the Ɗangote Group and its own Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch, raising fears of nationwide fuel scarcity. NUPENG insists it will shut down petroleum product lifting across the country as from today Monday, in protest against what it calls Ɗangote Refinery’s “anti-union practices, monopolistic agenda and indecent industrial relations”. Its leaders accuse the Ɗangote Group of…

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Travellers stranded as protesting trailer drivers block Kaduna-Abuja road

Aminu Imam

Protesting trailer drivers, yesterday, barricaded the Kaduna-Abuja road, over alleged harassment by soldiers manning various points of the highway. The blockade took place around Sabon Gayan village, about 7 kilometres to Kaduna town. The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), confirmed the incident, saying its operatives were working to ensure the road was free for motorists. FRSC Commander, Hafiz Mohammed, also advised travellers heading for Kaduna from Abuja still in the Federal Capital Territory to avoid the road considering the implication of travelling at night. A…

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Tanker drivers barricade Yola-Jalingo road over police brutality

Ishaku Yohanna

Angry tanker drivers in Adamawa on Sunday shutdown the Yola-Jalingo highway to protest alleged police brutality against a tanker driver near Mayo Belwa town. Major Nigerian towns are currently facing fierce protests by youths under the banner of #EndSARS to protest police brutality and bad governance. Officials of the Petrol Tanker Drivers union said the situation, which grounded commercial activities, is regrettable. An eyewitness, Muhammad Ali, said that the incident occurred when police officers from Karewa area command in Yola accosted a tanker driver who was transferring fuel from his reserve tank to…

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Petrol scarcity looms as NARTO orders tanker drivers to begin strike

Ishaku Yohanna

Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) on Monday ordered tanker drivers nationwide to halt operations beginning from Tuesday, September 22, 2020. NARTO gave the directive in Abuja in protest against the Federal Governments ban on petroleum trucks above 45,000 litres from plying Nigerian roads. NARTO is the umbrella organisation of all commercial vehicles owners in Nigeria engaged in the haulage of petroleum products, general cargoes, and movement of goods and passengers within the country and the West-African sub-region. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, NARTOs National President, Yusuf…

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Lagos tanker drivers strike to commence Monday as talks with govt fail

Ishaku Yohanna

The Petroleum Tankers Drivers Association has said its planned strike will begin on Monday (tomorrow) as planned because the association has not reached any agreement with the Lagos State Government. The National Chairman of PTDA, Mr Salimonu Oladiti, said this in an interview with The PUNCH in Ibadan on Sunday. He said the issues which forced the drivers to plan to embark on an indefinite strike had not been addressed. He noted that talks between officials of the Lagos State Government and petrol tanker drivers failed to achieve the desired…

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