The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has declared a nationwide strike, directing all members in various offices, companies, institutions, and agencies to suspend services commencing 12:01 AM on Monday, September 29, 2025, following the termination of unionized workers’ employment by Dangote refinery’s management.
PENGASSAN adopted the resolution following its NEC meeting last weekend, resolving: that all members stationed in various field locations cease their duties starting at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025, and begin a round-the-clock prayer vigil.
”All PENGASSAN members working across field locations are to withdraw services effective 06:00hrs on Sunday, 28th of September, 2025 and commence 24-hour prayers. This includes all control room operations, panel operations, and outfield personnel.
”All PENGASSAN members across all offices, companies, institutions, and agencies should withdraw all services effective 00:01 on Monday, 29th of September, 2025.
”No intervention whatsoever will be entertained across field locations except where the safety of personnel and assets is at risk; such clearance must be obtained from the National Secretariat.
”All processes that involve gas and crude supply to Dangote Refinery should be let off effectively immediately.
”All IOC branches must ramp down gas production and supply to Dangote Refinery and petrochemicals.
“The prayer point should include a call to God Almighty to give courage to those in authority to rein in Dangote and his co-travelers on the need to obey the laws of our country. No man is bigger than our country, An injury to one is an injury to all.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has met with representatives of Dangote refinery over concerns raised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
According to a statement by Mohammed Manga, director, information and public relations for the ministry of finance, on Sunday, a meeting was held between Dangote refinery, the sub-committee on the crude and refined product sales in naira initiative, Wale Edun, minister of finance, and Zacch Adedeji, the chairman of the committee and the executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
The meeting, chaired by the minister of finance, noted two recent issues.
According to the statement, they considered the “purported suspension of the naira-for-crude oil arrangement by the Dangote refinery, which has since been amicably resolved, and the concerns raised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) regarding the Dangote Refinery”.
The statement noted that the sub-committee reaffirmed that there will be no disruption in the supply of refined petroleum products across the country.
For the avoidance of doubt, the committee also “reassured that the crude oil for the Naira initiative will continue”.
According to the statement, the federal government remains fully committed to ensuring energy security, protecting consumers, and maintaining stability in the domestic petroleum products market.
