NLNG Train 7 Shutdown: Firm Engages Workers’ Unions For Resolution Of Tax Dispute

One of the contractors handling the NLNG Train 7 project, Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria (DECN), said it was engaging its workers and their unions to resoluteness the issues that led to the shutdown of the project.

Welders and fitters moving successful the company, nether the National Association of Plants Operators (NAPO) had past week laid down their tools implicit alleged taxation fraud successful the operation company.

They demanded that their employers supply them with their taxation receipts and taxation recognition numbers.

In a connection made disposable to LEADERSHIP successful Port Harcourt connected Monday, the DECN absorption said nary incidental of fraud was associated with the company, pointing retired that taxation receipts bash not emanate from the company, but from the Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (RIRS).

The statement, which was signed by the Contract, Administration and Services (CAS) Manager, Bernard Ewubare, insisted that Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) are not generated by the institution but by the Joint Tax Board (JTB) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

The ccompany pleaded with the workers, particularly welders and fitters, and their unions to springiness the institution 2 weeks, begining from Monday, September 22, 2025, to resoluteness each issues surrounding the concern crisis.

“The absorption of Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria (DECN) wishes to explicit its interest implicit the caller concern situation occasioned by the request for taxation receipts and taxation recognition numbers from welders and fitters connected the Train 7 project.

“Management acknowledges the contented of contention surrounding taxation receipts and taxation recognition numbers for immoderate welders and fitters moving with the institution connected the Train 7 project.

“Management wishes to clarify that taxation deductions done from workers are instantly remitted to the Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (RIRS) and taxation receipts obtained and precocious to respective staff.

“Management wishes to clarify that taxation recognition fig is not generated by Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited but by the Joint Tax Board (JTB) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

“Management besides wished to clarify that determination is nary incidence of fraud associated with taxation deductions successful DECN,” the institution said.

Management further pledged to facilitate done the Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (RIRS), the proviso of taxation certificates with verifiable Tax Identification Numbers (TIN), having DECN codification for accessibility to each welders/fitters wrong 2 weeks.

Meanwhile, President General, National Association of Plants Operators (NAPO), Harold Benstowe insisted that the halfway contented with the institution was taxation fraud, querying wherefore taxation deductions volition beryllium made from workers remunerations without receipts.

“This anomaly has been a long-standing contented of contention betwixt workers and their absorption close from the Base task (Train 1).

“It beggars the question that companies volition marque deductions from salaries of workers and they volition not amusement grounds of specified deductions truthful the workers tin corroborate that they are taxation compliant. This is thing we astatine NAPO bash not understand,” Benstowe said.

He stated that NAPO whitethorn wade into the substance should the companies affected and their client, the NLNG not resoluteness the contented arsenic rapidly arsenic possible, adding that “workers merit to person grounds that they person paid their taxation and besides should person their TIN without overmuch ado”.