PENGASSAN To End Strike As Labour Union, Dangote Refinery Accept 5-point Resolution

There are beardown indications Wednesday morning, that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) whitethorn suspend its ongoing onslaught pursuing a truce brokered by the Federal Government with the absorption of Dangote Petroleum Refinery.

After lengthy deliberations astatine conciliation meetings held successful Abuja connected September 29 and 30, 2025, some parties accepted a five-point resolution.

Minister of Labour and employment, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, successful a communique aft the gathering reaffirmed that unionisation is simply a statutory close of workers nether Nigerian law, which indispensable beryllium upheld.

It was further agreed that the affected sacked workers would beryllium absorbed into different companies wrong the Dangote Group without immoderate nonaccomplishment of pay, portion nary worker would beryllium victimised for their relation successful the dispute.

The communique reads, “After a lengthy discussion, the substance was resolved arsenic follows”:

“The Honourable Minister of Labour informed the gathering that unionisation is simply a close of workers successful accordance with the laws of Nigeria and that this close should beryllium respected.

After examining the process utilized successful the disengagement of workers, the gathering agreed that the absorption of Dangote Group shall instantly commencement the process of taking the disengaged unit to different companies wrong the Dangote Group, with nary nonaccomplishment of pay”.

“No idiosyncratic volition beryllium victimised arising from their relation successful the impasse betwixt Dangote and PENGASSAN. PENGASSAN agreed to commencement the process of calling disconnected the strike. Both parties agreed to this knowing successful bully faith”, the communique added.

The resolutions were reached successful the beingness of elder authorities officials, including the National Security Adviser, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) and the heads of NMDPRA and NUPRC, and representatives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

The enactment of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) besides participated successful the discussions alongside PENGASSAN executives and Dangote management.

Recall that the quality arose aft the refinery disengaged implicit 800 PENGASSAN members, prompting the national to contented a directive for the suspension of state proviso and a nationwide withdrawal of services.

PENGASSAN accused the institution of anti-labour practices, portion Dangote absorption defended the determination arsenic portion of an interior reorganisation process.