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Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by F117nighthawk: 8:49am On Sep 30, 2025
Obviously common sense and good reasoning is far from you,if na you or your father built such business,then u will not come here and say someone is ranting


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Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by ariesbull: 8:56am On Sep 30, 2025
poiZon:
I know the Unions n its affiliates r like a pain in the arse most times, but lets really dig deep into this thing, why do we like treating our people like shit?
What do indians know that Nigerians don't know?
Why bring in a foreign staff, dust him up n call him Expatriate, place him on a different salary scale, but your compatriots doing the same job, with
the same role, you pay him stipends.
It is the same reason we have casual staffs, contract staffs in banks and so many federal parastatals.

We r wicked to ourselves but treat these foreigners who dont know anything like demigods.

See how Dangote was quick to replace his compatriots with foreigners..
Can this rubbish happen in India?
nobody will treat you like shit if you allow him ...I haven't worked for Asians and will never
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by reiddecuti: 9:03am On Sep 30, 2025
Gotocourt:
Am so ashamed of my dear country, comrades couldn't mobilize strike for bad roads, insecurity, poor minimum wage, insufficient social amenities, against corruption, against government for failed refineries angry

But they are mobilizing against a private company that brought succour to the whole federation 🤷🏿
You dey mind the biggest clowns 🤡 of the centuries.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Feelsgood: 9:20am On Sep 30, 2025
Mansa6:
So says mediocre hungry morons..

Where is the private refinery PENGASSAN was suppose to have built for over 20years now?

How old is this one?

Mtchewww..
Where is hospital that NMA has built since their creation? Where is the new supreme Court the NBA has built since their creation? Where's the university ASUU/CONUA has built since their creation? It's not the responsibility of trade unions to build... their responsibilities is to the welfare of their members.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Feelsgood: 9:31am On Sep 30, 2025
Fiscus105:
How many of those company into refineries, let them go into refineries and see the outcome.

I doubt if you know, the same nupeng collecting 50k on every truck that load at depot and the oil marketers will take that 50k on you as last buyer.

Also a slave-minded will not also aware that, the reform the new NNPC head wants to embark upon, has been completely frustrated by same unions, and that these people taken billions of Naira as salary every month without doing anything.

When citizens surporting the same people who are oppressing them, such country will be in bondage for long time to come.
What's so special about refining crude oil? The crude oil hidden deep down in Earth's low bed is drilled up by these companies you're asking about... after they've done the different processes to bring about the fine crude ready for use or export...then one local champion wey just build only refinery go come wan dey do any how. Why didn't he also go into crude oil exploration for his own refinery? He's waiting for others to do that for him and still don't want them to protect their members who are part of his refinery. If Creek boys can cook kpo fire and get some petroleum products with cooking pots and all that...then what's the big deal in refinery? The koko na to drill up the oil. Make Dangote follow too dey drill nah. Nonsense
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by jamaola: 9:34am On Sep 30, 2025
kernniejay:
Dangote is operating a private business and is at liberty to make his own internal policies. Any employee that is not convenient with his policies should resign peacefully.
Oga, Dangote has no liberty, it is the staff that have the liberty to join or not.

The case is simple, allow them join freely without victimization. Dangote is flaunting the National and International labor laws by laying off workers on the ground of sabotage.

You can see the fight is now going even beyond the refinery, it is presently going down on the whole Dangote group.

Very uncalled for, no union in CEMENT plants, no union in SALT and some others. Dangote no try at all. Enjoying the Nation wealth like the country belongs to his Maternal Grandfather.

Nigeria and Nigerians built Dangote and the Dangote Group, we must acknowledge that before any other merit is given to Dangote as an individual.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Feelsgood: 9:38am On Sep 30, 2025
MrPaul2:
Do private hospitals and university workers join Doctors and ASUN strike ?
The question you should ask is are private hospital medical doctors members of NMA? If the answer is yes...then you have no reasonable argument.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by mrkia(m): 9:43am On Sep 30, 2025
Nigerians can now see for themselves that NLC is their enemies. Nic couldn't advocate for functional Nigeria Refineries all this while but can now mobilize against an independent private refinery. Nonsense!!!

I believe it's high time Nigerians should also mobilize against those UNIONS.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Feelsgood: 9:43am On Sep 30, 2025
ariesbull:
nobody will treat you like shit if you allow him ...I haven't worked for Asians and will never
That's what Dangote is doing... and workers no longer want that sort of treatment... that's why they sought the intervention of the union to protect their fundamental rights to good welfare packages. He knows he can't try this outside Nigeria but will want the nation to bend to him because he's Dangote and above the law right? He will learn.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by bigbauer(m): 9:47am On Sep 30, 2025
caleboxylic:
Ignorance at full display. If you don't want your workers to join a union, then don't hire. It's simple. Without union, our salaries wouldnt have been improved, same as allowances.
Those in multinational across globe are all in labour unions, then one local champion is making noise up and down against union. Those workers must be allowed to join a union.
If I am to own a a business in Nigeria, the first condition condition on the employment agreement would be no unionism, a complete and permanent ban on it. If you want to be in a union, join a firm that supports it or create your own.

I saw unionism shut down a brewery around 2011, till date most of them are still unemployed, whereas the bosses they were protesting against are all gainful employed.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by caleboxylic: 9:58am On Sep 30, 2025
bigbauer:
If I am to own a a business in Nigeria, the first condition condition on the employment agreement would be no unionism, a complete and permanent ban on it. If you want to be in a union, join a firm that supports it or create your own.

I saw unionism shut down a brewery around 2011, till date most of them are still unemployed, whereas the bosses they were protesting against are all gainful employed.
There is no industrial court that will honour such wicked conditions of service. Just be calming down.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Kazim88: 10:17am On Sep 30, 2025
Wallade:
Do you know the number of non Nigerian companies in the oil and gas sector and several other sectors of the economy?

How many of them had issues with the labor unions that translated to industrial strikes?

The government owned refineries are not functional so how do they direct strike at them?

The unions are for protection of rights of staff, welfare and working conditions of staff, primarily.

Can you people just stop to think?
Let's assuming Union are fighting for their members (which in practice it's not true).

Dangote is fighting to sell it's product locally practically against entrenched oil and gas cabal that wants fuel importation because they are heavily invested and will lose billions if we stop importing.

Millions of Nigerians interest aligns more with Dangote, not with the Union nor the cabal.

The are few people whose interest aligns with the Union.

Union and the cabals are fighting against Nigerians interest.

If they can reduce imported fuel to N300, Nigerians will support them immediately but this Mofos are selling at N900 and still want subsidy from Dangote (Not the government, they want subsidy from Dangote)
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by LANRYUS(m): 10:20am On Sep 30, 2025
adenigga:
ASUU is the Trade Union of University Academic Staff in Nigeria, but they don't disturb Covenant University, Baze University, JABU, Crescent University, Babcock and all other private Unis to allow their lecturers join the Union

NURTW is the Trade Union of Road Transport Workers in Nigeria, but you don't see them go after GOD IS GOOD, GUO, EKESON and the likes, even if they are in the Transportation business, their drivers don't also join any Union.

NUT is the Trade Union of Teachers in Primary and Secondary School, but you don't see them go after Chrisland College, Grange School, Charterhouse Lagos, British International College and tell the teachers to join them.

But you think it is ok for Dangote to build a Refinery solving all our collective petroleum imports problems, and then, allow PENGASSAN to dictate to him and shut down his Refinery whenever they feel like.

I think any Refinery worker that is not happy at Dangote Refinery and needs the Union to help him, should seek employment somewhere else.





Source: https://punchng.com/dangote-vs-pengassan-nlc-mobilises-workers-for-strike-against-refinery
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by chidiokay: 10:22am On Sep 30, 2025
caleboxylic:
That's a lie. Stop saying something out of nowhere. [b]If you know what pengassan and NUPENG have achieved for her members across the oil and gas sectors, you won't be saying this. Injury to one, injury to all. Aluta Continua! For the union makes us strong. Forward Ever! Backward Never
Achieved for her members you say But not Nigerians, their is a diiference, subsidy removal, fuel hike & naira redesign where was union/pengassan or Nigerians dont matter
Pengassan member interest and Nigerians interest are not the same, all Pengassan care about is benefits what Nigerians want is " Affordability " shey you see they are not on our side,

So i will ask the question again What have Union, Pengassan and Nupeng achieved for Nigerian, what supersede national interest

i listen to Osifo Nupeng president bragging there members are 1st class graduates, that dangote refinery is worth just 5% of Total, mobile nd shell investment ... are they the same as refinery, is it One man that single handedly built Total or Mobil,.

1st class my buh No common $en$e undecided
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Arogbenga: 10:43am On Sep 30, 2025
Thank you for this. what a Nation!!!
Gotocourt:
Am so ashamed of my dear country, comrades couldn't mobilize strike for bad roads, insecurity, poor minimum wage, insufficient social amenities, against corruption, against government for failed refineries angry

But they are mobilizing against a private company that brought succour to the whole federation 🤷🏿
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Judolisco(m): 10:55am On Sep 30, 2025
caleboxylic:
Then, the university shouldn't hire as their practice will be against Labour acts.
sacking them can be against Labour acts... U can't stop an organisation from hiring.... D unilorin case that took close to 8 yrs to resolve in d court do you think those 40 lecturers were not replaced in the 8 yrs they were in court? Did the court ask the university to sack the people that were employed? NO
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Belleful: 10:57am On Sep 30, 2025
Those of u in support of dangote, should know that one day it could be you. Why sack Nigerians, and replace them with indians? Is there no other Nigerians capable of doing the jobs of those sack? Please you people should also tell dangote to employ indians to drive all his trucks including the cement factory so they stop killing Nigerians, since they re d best .
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by poiZon: 11:45am On Sep 30, 2025
ariesbull:
nobody will treat you like shit if you allow him ...I haven't worked for Asians and will never
Because u never dey tight corner before
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by ariesbull: 11:50am On Sep 30, 2025
Feelsgood:
Where is hospital that NMA has built since their creation? Where is the new supreme Court the NBA has built since their creation? Where's the university ASUU/CONUA has built since their creation? It's not the responsibility of trade unions to build... their responsibilities is to the welfare of their members.
You are mistaken professional association and labour union these aren't the same thing

Stop comparing apples and oranges
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Elly1(m): 11:52am On Sep 30, 2025
ariesbull:
Bunch of clowns...they should disband this NLC...you didn't build refinery for Dangote,your Papa no build any one


You can't tell him how to run his business.... DANGOTE Should fire all these clowns and hire new people and before employment tell them no UNIONISM
Stop that, why then you people blaming the Government for their policies?
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by yemre: 12:01pm On Sep 30, 2025
ariesbull:
Bunch of clowns...they should disband this NLC...you didn't build refinery for Dangote,your Papa no build any one


You can't tell him how to run his business.... DANGOTE Should fire all these clowns and hire new people and before employment tell them no UNIONISM
He actually told them and even made them sign the "no unionism" clause before they were employed. That's even the Genesis of all these. Nupeng said, why would Dangote make them sign such thing and that the newly employed drivers must belong to their association and must carry out their instructions at the refinery as well as join their strike whenever they call.

So, you see!
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by yemre: 12:05pm On Sep 30, 2025
Elly1:
Stop that, why then you people blaming the Government for their policies?
People are free to blame the government because whatever belongs to the government belongs to the people. But whatever you acquire with your personal money is private to you and no third party can come into your space to tell you how you spend your money. It's the same thing here.

Dangote should be allowed to make it's own internal policy as a private entity. The most you would do is resign if it doesn't align with your values or you stop to patronize him.

But going to seize his refinery is not right. It's invasion!
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by yemre: 12:09pm On Sep 30, 2025
Gotocourt:
Am so ashamed of my dear country, comrades couldn't mobilize strike for bad roads, insecurity, poor minimum wage, insufficient social amenities, against corruption, against government for failed refineries angry

But they are mobilizing against a private company that brought succour to the whole federation 🤷🏿
God will bless you for this comment. I just can't fathom the way the comrades reason. If this escalates and the refinery is grounded, their emergency saviours will hike fuel prices, claiming the fuel is imported and the landing cost is #1,500.. Funnily, these same people will be the one going around claiming the government has not done anything about the cost of fuel and inflation bla bla bla. They should just continue. I guess people get too comfortable and now they want to try discomfort!
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Eraddray(m): 12:16pm On Sep 30, 2025
Many of u have not even worked anywhere before...no standard job yet u want to talk about how union is operated... U come online the zero knowledge of how things are done just because u want cheap fuel...u will be shocked that u will by that fuel for 1500 to 2000 per litre soon
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by frog12: 1:07pm On Sep 30, 2025
The union alleged that many of the jobs were replaced with more than 2,000 expatriates, mainly from India.
black man na him own problem. i mean 2000 indians to replace nigerian jobs.
is NASS sleeping or what?
they have to call the man to order. e dey break many laws.
this is unpatriotic shocked shocked
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by femi4: 2:21pm On Sep 30, 2025
Mansa6:
So says mediocre hungry morons..

Where is the private refinery PENGASSAN was suppose to have built for over 20years now?

How old is this one?

Mtchewww..
Educate yourself about the function of the association so that you don’t sound like those people at newspapers stand
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by piagetskinner(m): 3:01pm On Sep 30, 2025
Make it make sense. Why are you not holding the government by the jugular to provide hospitals , good roads, pay better salaries. Dangote who has decided to help Nigeria is now the bad one.
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by Feelsgood: 3:04pm On Sep 30, 2025
ariesbull:
You are mistaken professional association and labour union these aren't the same thing

Stop comparing apples and oranges
So when TUC calls for strikes. Why do these professional bodies comply?
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by femi4: 3:23pm On Sep 30, 2025
kernniejay:
Dangote is operating a private business and is at liberty to make his own internal policies. Any employee that is not convenient with his policies should resign peacefully.
Every employee in Nigeria is under the NLC which PENGASSAN is under
Re: Dangote Vs PENGASSAN: NLC Mobilises Workers For Strike Against Refinery by femmy2010(m): 4:32pm On Sep 30, 2025
Wallade:
Do you know the number of non Nigerian companies in the oil and gas sector and several other sectors of the economy?

How many of them had issues with the labor unions that translated to industrial strikes?

The government owned refineries are not functional so how do they direct strike at them?

The unions are for protection of rights of staff, welfare and working conditions of staff, primarily.

Can you people just stop to think?
You are the one not thinking this through. A private company simply stated that it does not want its workers to belong to any external union. How does that single decision suddenly translate into a nationwide downing of tools across all sectors of the economy?
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