NEWS

NUPENG, Dangote Refinery Reaffirm MoU Terms Amid Renewed Tensions

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2025

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the management of Dangote Refinery have once again pledged to uphold the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed earlier in the week, following a new round of high-level negotiations. Sources revealed that a fresh

NEWS

Video: NUPENG mobilises truck drivers to block Dangote’s Refinery gate

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2025

NUPENG mobilises truck drivers to block Dangote’s Refinery gate with their trucks because Dangote refinery workers refused to join their association. In response, Dangote is reportedly mobilising towing vehicles to remove the trucks, while NUPENG vowed to bring in more trucks.

NEWS

NUPENG Accuses Dangote Refinery of Violating Strike Agreement, Threatens Fresh Action

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2025

Less than 48 hours after suspending its nationwide strike, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has accused the management of Dangote Refinery of breaching the terms of a recently signed agreement. In a joint statement issued by its President, Williams Akporeha, and General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, the union warned that it […]

BUSINESS

Dangote Targets African Self-Sufficiency in Cement and Clinker Production

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

Dangote Cement Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Africa’s cement industry with a bold vision to make the continent self-sufficient in cement and clinker production. Speaking during the company’s Facts Behind the Figures presentation at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Wednesday, the new Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Ikazoboh, who recently succeeded Aliko Dangote,

COLUMNS

As petroleum industry deregulation threatens unionism, By Dan D. Kunle

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2025

Nigeria once again finds itself at a familiar crossroads. The recent statement by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) against Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Alhaji Sayyu Dantata is not simply an attack on two businessmen. It is a dangerous assault on the very idea that Nigeria can build, own, and sustain […]

LEAD STORY 2

Fuel Crisis Looms: Tanker Drivers Threaten Strike Over Dangote’s CNG Trucks

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2025

Tanker drivers under the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have threatened to stop fuel loading over a brewing dispute with the management of Dangote Refinery. The row stems from the refinery’s plan to deploy 4,000 compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks for direct fuel distribution, a move the union says will sideline […]