JUST-IN: NUPENG Suspends Strike As Dangote, Union Sign MoU On Workers’ Unionisation

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its nationwide onslaught aft reaching an statement with the absorption of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals connected Tuesday connected the contentious contented of workers’ unionisation.

The statement comes aft two-day of onslaught enactment by NUPENG members pursuing accusation that the Dangote Group had denied its employees the close to articulation recognised labour unions.

The quality escalated into standoff, prompting a reconciliation involution of the Federal Government done the Ministry of Labour and Employment that ended successful a deadlock connected Monday night.

At a conciliation gathering convened by the minister, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, some parties held lengthy discussions that produced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed successful Abuja.

According to the resolutions, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals formally agreed to let consenting employees to articulation registered unions.

The unionisation process volition statesman instantly and it is expected to beryllium concluded wrong 2 weeks, betwixt September 9 and September 22, 2025.

The statement further ensured that nary idiosyncratic volition beryllium punished for taking portion successful the strike.

The signed MoU read, “That since workers’ unionisation is simply a close successful enactment with the provisions of the extant laws, the absorption of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals agreed to the unionisation of employees of Dangote Refinery and unionization of employees of Petrochemicals, who are consenting to unionize.

“That the process of unionization shall commence instantly and beryllium completed wrong 2 weeks (9th–22nd September, 2025), and it was agreed that the leader volition not acceptable up immoderate different union.

“Arising from the onslaught notice, nary idiosyncratic oregon worker of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals volition beryllium victimized.”

The statement was signed by representatives of the Dangote Group, NUPENG, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and the Ministry of Labour and Employment.