Organised Labour in the nation’s oil industry, on the platform of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and its Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, counterpart, has accused of Minister of State for Petroleum of being economical with the truth over the problems confronting the public refineries to promote import-driven deregulation.

By Victor Young The Board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has thrown its weight behind the investigative actions approved by President Muhamadu Buhari over allegations of infractions against the suspended top management staff of the fund. Recall that 12 management staff NSITF were, last Thursday, suspended by President Buhari through the Minister of […]

By Victor Young & Johnbosco Agbakwuru Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nigeria Social Insurance Trustfund, NSITF, Prince Austin Enajemo-Isire, has fixed a meeting of the Board for Tuesday, July 7, even as the Managing Director and executive directors accepted their suspension after realising that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the order. The suspended management staff […]

By Victor Young Electricity workers, on the platform of National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, have given a 14-day ultimatum to the management of Egbin Power over alleged continued detention of their colleagues since March 27,  or face industrial unrest. NUEE, in letter dated July 2 by its General Secretary, Joe Ajaero, said “the union […]

By Victor Young & Onozure Dania Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, on Thursday, alerted Nigerians of its plans to declare a nationwide industrial action over unfair labour practices by some indigenous oil companies. Although NUPENG did not disclose when the industrial action would begin, its President, Prince Williams Apkoreha, at a […]