PENGASSAN Declares Nationwide Strike Over Face-Off With Dangote Refinery

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has declared a nationwide strike.

It directed all its members in various offices, companies, institutions, and agencies to cease all services starting at 12:01 AM on Monday, September 29, 2025.

This resolution was contained in a statement following the Association’s National Executive Council, NEC, meeting on Saturday.

The Association urged all its members stationed in various field locations including all control room operations, panel operations, and outfield personnel to withdraw their services beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025, and start a round-the-clock prayer vigil.

It said that the prayer is a call to God to make those in authority to rein in Dangote and his co-travelers on the need to obey Nigeria’s law.

According to the Association, during the strike period, no intervention whatsoever would be entertained across field locations except where the safety of personnel and assets is at risk, adding that such clearance must be obtained from the National Secretariat.

PENGASSAN also directed that all processes that involve gas and crude supply to Dangote Refinery be let off immediately.

”All PENGASSAN members across all offices, companies, institutions, and agencies should withdraw all services effective 00:01 on Monday, 29th of September, 2025.

”All IOC branches must ramp down gas production and supply to Dangote Refinery and petrochemicals.

“The prayer point should include a call to God Almighty to give courage to those in authority to rein in Dangote and his co-travelers on the need to obey the laws of our country. No man is bigger than our country, An injury to one is an injury to all,” the statement said.