Labour unions in Nigeria’s oil sector, the National Union of
Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroleum
and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria
(PENGASSAN), have called off their strike with immediate
effect.
According to sources the strike was called off at 4:00 am
today after a marathon meeting between the Minister of
State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and leaders of the two
unions.
The workers had staged a work walk-out on Wednesday
following the announcement of the unbundling of the NNPC
into seven autonomous units.
The workers kicked that the Minister had not carried them
along and that the unbundling triggered issues about
pensions, possible job losses and due process.
Spokesmen said the unbundling also breached the law that
set up the NNPC, 38 years ago.
Kachikwu assured them that there was no unbundling of
NNPC, stressing that, what was happening was a
restructuring.
Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroleum
and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria
(PENGASSAN), have called off their strike with immediate
effect.
According to sources the strike was called off at 4:00 am
today after a marathon meeting between the Minister of
State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and leaders of the two
unions.
The workers had staged a work walk-out on Wednesday
following the announcement of the unbundling of the NNPC
into seven autonomous units.
The workers kicked that the Minister had not carried them
along and that the unbundling triggered issues about
pensions, possible job losses and due process.
Spokesmen said the unbundling also breached the law that
set up the NNPC, 38 years ago.
Kachikwu assured them that there was no unbundling of
NNPC, stressing that, what was happening was a
restructuring.
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