NUPENG WARNS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DESIST FROM UNBUNDLING THE NNPC
NUPENG WARNS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DESIST FROM UNBUNDLING THE NNPC The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) express its disappointment and displeasure over the turn of events at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the unbundling into 30 companies without following due process by the Federal government. The Union believes that […]
NUPENG WARNS NNPC TO DESIST FROM UNBUNDLING THE CORPORATION
NUPENG WARNS NNPC TO DESIST FROM UNBUNDLING THE CORPORATION The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have warned that it will resist the current move of the NNPC to unbundle the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into 30 companies. The Union believes that this is an attempt by the management of NNPC […]
NUPENG JOINS NUEE IN RECALL OF 400 SACKED IKEDC WORKERS
NUPENG JOINS NUEE IN RECALL OF 400 SACKED IKEDC WORKERS The Nigeria Union ofPetroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have joined the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) in solidarity for the immediate recall of 400 workers sacked by the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) without due process. NUPENG joins NUEE in the 7- day […]
SACKED IMO 3,000: TIME FOR RESTORATION HAS COME PRESS STATEMENTS BY THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC)
SACKED IMO 3,000: TIME FOR RESTORATION HAS COME PRESS STATEMENTS BY THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) recently had to address the Nigerian media on the unholy and irresponsible actions taken by the Government of Imo state against its own citizens which it not only had constitutional responsibility to protect but […]
COM. (DR.) IGWE ACHESE ELECTED AS CHAIRPERSON OF NIGERIA CHAPTER OF INDUSTRIALL GLOBAL UNION
COM. (DR.) IGWE ACHESE ELECTED AS CHAIRPERSON OF NIGERIA CHAPTER OF INDUSTRIALL GLOBAL UNION The National President of NUPENG, Comrade (Dr.) IgweAchese has been elected as the Chairperson of Nigeria National Council of the Industri-all Global Union. The election which was held in PENGASSAN Secretariat, on January 26, 2016, had affiliates from NUPENG, Textiles Union, […]
NUPENG CAUTIONS ON SACK IN CHEVRON & SHELL
NUPENG CAUTIONS ON SACK IN CHEVRON & SHELL The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is worried and concerned about the purported sack threat of about 18,500 workers, though, globally in Chevron and Shell. The union states that it is a sack too many, as oil workers in Chevron Nigeria and Shell […]
NUPENG WARNS ON SACK IN NNPC
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, Petroleum Resources […]
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 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 […]