The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced the suspension of the planned 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) commonly known as petrol and diesel. In a statement posted signed by the Director, Public Affairs Department, NMDPRA, George Ene-Ita on Thursday, the[Read More…]
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 event[Read More…]
The Federal Government has threatened to invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ policy should the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) proceed on its planned two-week strike action. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, issued the warning in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Director,[Read More…]
The Federal Government on Tuesday brokered a truce between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. This was contained in a communiqué issued and signed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Muhammad Maigari-Dingyadi, at the[Read More…]
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have flawed Federal Government’s plan to sell its stakes in Joint Venture (JV) oil assets. The two oil unions also condemned in strong, the proposed amendments[Read More…]
…Frowns at dispersal of protesting workers at Finance Ministry The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has enjoined the Federal Government to take necessary steps to pay outstanding entitlements to Public Service employees just as it frowned at the forceful dispersal of workers who converged[Read More…]
The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (P-CNGI) says no directive or policy has been issued by the Federal Government to alter CNG pump prices nationwide. Matilda Johnson, Brands and Corporate Communications Manager, P-CNGI, reechoed in a statement in Abuja the Federal Government’s assurance that CNG would always[Read More…]
…Restates commitment to resolve contentious issues The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa has said that there is no binding agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yet. Alausa made the clarification in Abuja on Thursday when fielding questions from journalists on[Read More…]
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has hailed the Dangote Petroleum Refinery as a transformative national asset, calling it a vital step in bridging Nigeria’s fuel supply gap, boosting employment, and restoring public confidence in the country’s industrial capacity. Speaking during a tour of the refinery and[Read More…]
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its seven-day warning strike. The decision followed an agreement reached at a meeting between the Federal Government and the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) on August 1. The suspension notice, made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday, was[Read More…]
