The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, on Tuesday disclosed that reconciliation meeting it conveyed which is aimed at resolving the rift between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association and the Management of Dangote Petroleum refinery, will continue Today by 2 pm.
The Head of Media and Public Relations of the ministry, Patience Onuobia, made this disclosure through a notice issued on Tuesday In Abuja.
“Conciliation meeting between PENGASSAN and Dangote Refinery continues today, 30 September 2025; Time: 2 pm; Venue: Minister’s Conference Room,” Onuobia said in the notice.
Recall that the Monday meeting between the delegation of the PENGASSAN and the management of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the lingering industrial dispute ended in a deadlock.
The reconciliation meeting called by the Federal Government started at about 4 p.m. on Monday.
The meeting, it was gathered was attended by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Dingyadi, and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, lasted for about nine hours into the early hours of Tuesday. Following the deadlock, Dingyadi said the meeting would reconvene to resolve the deadlock at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Federal Government, worried about the potential impact of the dispute on the nation’s economy and energy security, had summoned both sides to the negotiating table following reports of widespread discontent.
The dispute arises as a result of allegations by PENGASSAN that Dangote Refinery had embarked on the mass transfer and sack of union members.
Also, the association claimed that the refinery allegedly replaced some Nigerians with foreign nationals, a claim the refinery has consistently denied.
The session, originally scheduled for 2 p.m., began around 3:50 p.m. due to the late arrival of key stakeholders, before moving into a closed-door discussion that lasted several hours.
