Officials of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Dangote Refineries on Friday reconvened in Abuja for another round of talks mediated by the Department of State Services (DSS).

 

The follow-up meeting came two days after an initial dialogue on September 9, 2025, which prompted NUPENG to call off its industrial action.

 

A source told The Nation that Friday’s meeting, held between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., was aimed at fine-tuning the agreements reached earlier.

 

“The decision to suspend the strike was sustained. The first meeting was two days ago and there was need to work on the agreement entered in the first meeting, so that’s why the meeting was held. They simply reaffirmed the resolutions of September 9,” the source said.

 

After hours of deliberation, both parties resolved to uphold existing labour laws, stressing that employees must not be compelled to join any union and must retain the freedom to either affiliate with or decline membership of any labour body.

 

All outstanding issues were settled and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by all stakeholders.

 

The agreement paved the way for the immediate suspension of NUPENG’s strike action, which had threatened to disrupt petroleum supply and distribution nationwide.