oil workers in the country begin a nationwide strike
today, December 15.
The workers, under the umbrella of the Nigeria
Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers
(NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior
Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have gone
on strike to protest the government's refusal to
reduce the pump price of petrol despite the
worldwide decline in the price of crude oil.
The workers are also protesting the government's
failure to maintain the country's four refineries, the
delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill
and the non-implementation of the Nigeria Oil and
Gas Industry Content Development Act.
The strike is expected to affect all oil and gas
operations in the upstream, midstream and
downstream sectors, according to a statement by the
Media and Information Officer of PENGASSAN,
Babatunde Oke.
The unions have also said that the strike will not be
suspended until the government makes a firm
commitment towards addressing their grievances.
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