The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has embarked on a nationwide strike from 06:00 am today, September 28, 2025.
The services withdrawal is to protest the alleged sack of more than 800 of its members by Dangote Refinery.
The strike declaration was contained in a statement issued on Saturday, September 27, 2025, with reference number PENG.47/IR-Int.000317/025 after the meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of PENGASSAN.
According to NEC, the refinery’s action was allegedly a direct violation of Nigerian labour laws, the Constitution, and international labour standards.
As part of its resolutions, PENGASSAN directed all its members in field locations to withdraw services starting 06:00 hours on Sunday, September 28, 2025. It added that these include all control room operations, panel operations, and outfield personnel.
NEC said: “That Dangote Refinery’s unilateral action to sack over 800 members of our Association for joining PENGASSAN is an affront to all workers in Nigeria and a deliberate violation of Nigeria’s labour laws, the Constitution, and ILO conventions.
“That the over 800 staff whose jobs have been given to Indians, and their families are Nigerians and victims was made to suffer unjustly and there is an urgent need to avoid setting a dangerous precedence.
“All IOC branches must ramp down gas production and supply to Dangote Refinery and petrochemicals.
“No man is bigger than our country!! An injury to one is an injury to all.”
