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NUPENG CALLS FOR RELEASE OF VANGUARD COLUMNIST, DONU KOGBARA

NUPENG CALLS FOR RELEASE OF VANGUARD COLUMNIST, DONU KOGBARA The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) condemns in its entirety the kidnap of famous Vanguard Columnist, Donu Kogbara and calls on the kidnappers to release her immediately and unconditionally . The Union expresses its disappointment at the security agencies for their inability […]

NUPENG ISSUES 7- DAY ULTIMATUM OVER CHEVRON CONTRACT WORKERS CRISIS

NUPENG ISSUES 7- DAY ULTIMATUM OVER CHEVRON CONTRACT WORKERS CRISIS The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has issued a 7- day Ultimatum to the Federal Government on the unresolved issues affecting Chevron Contract Workers over anti-labour practices The union states that if the Federal Government fails to intervene in the unresolved […]

NUPENG CONDEMNS KILLING OF OIL WORKER IN BAYELSA

NUPENG CONDEMNS KILLING OF OIL WORKER IN BAYELSA The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have condemned the killing of an oil worker at Kolo Creek Flow Station belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company in Ogbia, in Bayelsa State by gunmen. The Union is worried and disturbed that the killings of oil […]

NUPENG URGES FEC TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING

NUPENG URGES FEC TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is urging the Federal Executive Council (FEC) consisting of Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Ministers recently sworn in to quickly hit the ground running in order to put the nation’s economyback on track. The Union believes […]

NUPENG WARNS ON SACK IN NNPC

PRESS RELEASE NUPENG WARNS ON SACK IN NNPC The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have warned the management of the NNPC to tread with caution and jettison its plans on the impending sack of 1,100 workers of the corporation. The Union expressed its surprise and embarrassment for the Minister of state, […]

NUPENG WORRIED ABOUT DROP IN LOCAL REFINERIES PRODUCTION

PRESS RELEASE NUPENG WORRIED ABOUT DROP IN LOCAL REFINERIES PRODUCTION The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is worried and concerned about the output from the refineries which has dropped at an average of 16 percent of their combined nameplate capacity of 445,000 barrels per day. This is an unfortunate and uncomfortable […]

INSECURITY SITUATION IN THE NORTH EAST WORRIES NUPENG

PRESS RELEASE INSECURITY SITUATION IN THE NORTH EAST WORRIES NUPENG The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is worried about the current insecurity situation in the North-Eastern part of the country, as the Boko Haram insurgents are over-running towns and villages in the area. The union notes that the following towns, Gulak, […]

NUPENG CAUTIONS MARITIME UNION ON CALL FOR RELOCATION OF TANKFARMS IN APAPA

NUPENG CAUTIONS MARITIME UNION ON CALL FOR RELOCATION OF TANKFARMS IN APAPA The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) attention has been drawn to the recent statement credited to the President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Comrade Anthony Nted, and the issuance of a 14-day ultimatum to government to relocate […]

NUPENG FROWNS AT FRAUDULENT ELECTRICITY BILLS

PRESS RELEASE NUPENG FROWNS AT FRAUDULENT ELECTRICITY BILLS The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is worried and concerned about the high rate of electricity bills passed to consumers by the Distribution Companies known as DISCOS. The union frowns at the exorbitant electricity bills passed to consumers without enjoying the services. The […]

NUPENG CONGRATULATES NEW IPMAN PRESIDENT

PRESS RELEASE NUPENG CONGRATULATES NEW IPMAN PRESIDENT The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) congratulates the new President of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chief Obasi Lawson and wish him a successful tenure in office. The Union expresses its appreciation to the intervention of the Police, the Department of State […]

PETROL STATION WORKERS TO DOWN TOOLS

1 PRESS RELEASE NUPENG FROWNS AT FRAUDULENT ELECTRICITY BILLS The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is worried and concerned about the high rate of electricity bills passed to consumers by the Distribution Companies known as DISCOS. The union frowns at the exorbitant electricity bills passed to consumers without enjoying the services. […]

UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN NIGERIA WORRIES NUPENG

UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN NIGERIA WORRIES NUPENG The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is worried about the worsening state of unemployment in the country. The Union is concerned about the alarming rate of youth unemployment which is the major cause of the growing insecurity and high crime wave in the country. NUPENG […]

NUPENG TASKS SECURITY AGENCIES ON MISSING SCHOOL GIRLS

PRESS RELEASE NUPENG TASKS SECURITY AGENCIES ON MISSING SCHOOL GIRLS The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is worried and disturbed about the conflicting figures of the missing school girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State. It calls on the security agencies to work in tandem with the Borno State […]

NUPENG KICKS AGAINST PRIVATISATION OF REFINERIES

PRESS RELEASE NUPENG KICKS AGAINST PRIVATISATION OF REFINERIES The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG), takes serious exception to the comments made by the Honourable Minister of Petroleum resources, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke that the nation’s refineries must be privatised. The union states that the Minister’s comments are uncalled for, unnecessary and a […]