NUPENG

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Friday confirmed Afolabi Olufemi as its Acting General Secretary.

The tanker drivers’ union in Lagos on Monday appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode not to abandon the Orile tanker terminal project started by the state government few months ago.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday lauded the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers for ensuring stable and smooth supply of petroleum products nationwide.

I welcome you to this gathering and thank you for your unflinching support to this administration over the last three years. I regularly receive feedback on your positive and constructive engagements with the government.

The unions are the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari gave the pledge at the 40th anniversary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Thursday in Abuja.

The President of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Williams Akporeha, has vowed to frustrate attempts by some oil companies to phase-out the union through casualisation of workers.

Baru made the commendation in a statement signed by Ndu Ughamadu, the Spokesman of the corporation in Abuja on Friday.

The Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, has urged oil workers to halt their planned strike over a labour dispute involving Chevron Nigeria Limited management and the staff.

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Tuesday urged Federal and Lagos State Governments to check the excesses of security personnel controlling trucks loading at the Apapa Port.

At a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday, NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha, called on the Chief of Army Staff to withdraw soldiers from the premises of Sterling Energy Exploration Company  and its drilling arm, British Oil and Gas Ltd…

The National leadership of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has criticised the sacking of workers by some oil and gas companies for active unionism.

Williams Aaporeha, NUPENG National President, said this when he addressed newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.

They all declared support for his election.

The state government also directed fuel tanker drivers to henceforth ply the designated trailer route -Apapa/Oworonshoki expressway via Ogudu to the Lagos/Ibadan expressway.

NUPENG President, Prince Williams Akporeha, said at a news conference in Lagos that over 500 union members had not been paid after working for some international oil companies.

The President of NUPENG, Williams Akporeha, who made the appeal in a statement in Lagos, said that the union was worried over the delay in passing the other aspects of the bill.

A statement by Ndu Ughamadu, NNPC Spokesman, said Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, made the pledge at the 4th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers in Abuja on Thursday.

According to him, William Akporeha’s victory as NUPENG national president is a divine call as an experienced comrade to use his wisdom to serve the union.

Oladiti, the National Chairman of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers of the National Union of Petroleum Gas Workers, said it was the considered opinion of all drivers that the re-introduction of such toll fees would ensure regular road…