Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, says the Federal Government will fully support Dangote Refinery in achieving its 1.4 million barrels-per-day refined products target. Lokpobiri said this on Monday in Lagos during his welcome address at the 19th Africa Downstream Energy Week. The theme of the...
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By PAUL EJIME – Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) is targeting an annual revenue of US$55 billion from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which is expected to expand production from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd, as the world’s largest, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and President of DIL, has projected....
Africa’s biggest oil refinery, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, is gearing up for a monumental upgrade that will nearly double its daily production capacity — from 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) to a staggering 1.4 million BPD within the next three years. When the expansion is complete, the facility will...
Amid rising concerns over the surging cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, both consumers and retailers are urging the Federal Government to take immediate steps to stabilise prices and ensure consistent availability across the country. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Nigeria’s oil and condensate production dipped to an average of 1.581 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2025, according to fresh data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). In a statement released Saturday, the commission blamed the dip on a three-day industrial action led by the...
Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has reiterated that industrial strikes and lockouts are prohibited for a decade within Free Trade Zones (FTZs), a regulation that also applies to the Dangote Refinery. This clarification came from NEPZA’s Managing Director, Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi, in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja....
National President of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Igali, has urged the Nigerian government to prioritize and safeguard landmark investments like the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which he described as a strategic asset essential to Nigeria’s—and Africa’s—industrial future. Amb. Igali made these remarks while praising Dangote Group...
Thousands of Nigerians under the banner of Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP) on Monday shutdown Kaduna city in protest, calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to crush those sabotaging efforts to achieve local refining of petroleum products. The protesters, who converged on the Murtala Mohammed Square before marching...
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has announced the suspension of its nationwide strike against the Dangote Group—but not without a stern warning. Speaking after the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday, PENGASSAN President Festus Osifo made it clear that the truce hinges...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja In a powerful show of solidarity and civic action, thousands of Nigerians marched through the streets of Abuja today in a mass rally organised by four major national groups, issuing a joint statement condemning what they described as an orchestrated campaign of economic sabotage by...
Efforts to end the ongoing industrial action by oil workers hit a brick wall late Monday as negotiations between the Federal Government, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), and the Dangote Group ended without resolution. The meeting, which dragged on for over nine hours...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a mobilization drive across its affiliate unions in preparation for possible industrial action against the Dangote Group, following what it described as a “brazen assault on workers’ rights.” In a circular signed by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and distributed to union branches...
Amid rising tensions over alleged anti-labour practices at the Dangote Refinery, the Federal Government has called on the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to reconsider its planned industrial action. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, issued the appeal in a statement released...
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has ordered an immediate halt to crude oil and gas supplies to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, escalating a labour dispute that has been brewing between the union and the refinery’s management. In a directive issued on Friday, PENGASSAN’s General...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has carried out a sweeping dismissal of employees as part of an internal restructuring process triggered by what management described as “acts of sabotage” and serious safety concerns. Chief General Manager of Human Asset Management at the Dangote Group, Mr. Femi Adekunle, in an...
Niger Delta Youth Council of Nigeria (NDYCN) has thrown its weight behind the Dangote Refinery in the ongoing standoff involving the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN). In a press statement signed by the National...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has been hit by another wave of crisis with the President, Comrades Williams Akporeha, and the General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, taking fresh swipe from Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), just as the Branch stakeholders called for the duo’s immediate resignation...
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called off its industrial action after the Department of State Services (DSS) brokered a truce between the Federal Government, oil industry stakeholders, and organised labour. It was gathered that the resolution followed a high-level meeting convened in Abuja with...
Efforts by the Federal Government to mediate a dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Group have collapsed, raising fears of an impending fuel strike. The closed-door meeting, held on Monday and led by Minister of Labour and Employment Mohammed Dingyadi...