{"id":177972,"date":"2025-09-08T17:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nupeng-rejects-abuja-meeting-with-fg-on-dangote-dispute"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:37:05","slug":"nupeng-rejects-abuja-meeting-with-fg-on-dangote-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nupeng-rejects-abuja-meeting-with-fg-on-dangote-dispute","title":{"rendered":"NUPENG Rejects Abuja Meeting with FG on Dangote Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Government\u2019s effort to stop a looming strike in the oil sector suffered a setback on Monday after leaders of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers\u2019 Union (NUPENG) failed to attend a peace meeting in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, called by Labour Minister Muhammad Dingyadi, was meant to settle the union\u2019s clash with the Dangote Group over the company\u2019s reported ban on union activities.<\/p>\n<p>By 2:30pm, journalists waiting at the Labour Ministry\u2019s conference room in Abuja confirmed that the talks had not started, even though they were scheduled for 10am. Officials said NUPENG representatives were still in Lagos, coordinating plans for the strike they had already announced.<\/p>\n<p>Government had on Sunday appealed to NUPENG to shelve the planned nationwide strike, insisting it was already working to resolve the disagreement.<\/p>\n<p>It also urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to hold back on its \u201cred alert\u201d to other unions to prepare for solidarity action.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute centers on Dangote Group\u2019s policy against unionisation, which NUPENG says is a direct attack on workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<p>The union insists no oil worker should operate at the Dangote refinery without being allowed to join a union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not how to handle sensitive labour matters,\u201d a labour source told reporters. \u201cGovernment knew about the planned strike for a long time but only called a meeting at the last minute. That\u2019s why things are this messy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another source hinted that even if NUPENG officials were to attend, it might not be immediately. \u201cYou can\u2019t expect them to fly into Abuja today and rush into a meeting without first meeting with NLC leadership,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Government\u2019s effort to stop a looming strike in the oil sector suffered a setback on Monday after leaders of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers\u2019 Union (NUPENG) failed to attend a peace meeting in Abuja. 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