BREAKING: FG, NUPENG Commence Meeting In Abuja Over Strike Threat

The Federal Government is currently in a closed- door meeting with the leadership of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers.
The meeting currently ongoing at the conference room of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity is aimed at stopping the nationwide industrial strike before it inflicts significant damage on the fragile economy.
The meeting, which was earlier slated for 10:00 am , it was gathered started around 5:30 pm due to the delay in the arrivals of NUPENG officials.
NUPENG has accused Dangote and associates of pursuing “crude and dangerous anti-union practices, a monopolistic agenda, and indecent industrial relations strategies,” alleging the refinery pays some of the lowest wages in the sector and bars drivers for imported CNG trucks from joining industry unions.
The union says those recruitment conditions violate Section 40 of the Constitution, the Labour Act and International Labour Organisation conventions on freedom of association.
Details later…