NUPENG
13 Mar
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Wednesday reserved a ruling in a motion filed by the police against 20 former leaders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) charged with attempted murder. In the suit, marked: CR/042/2023, the former union leaders, including…
20 Feb
Petrol tanker drivers under the umbrella of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) on Tuesday suspended their nationwide strike.
15 Feb
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced that it is considering the possibility of relocating certain units to Lagos. NUPRC, in a statement, said the move is in line with their objectives of improving organisational efficiency, driving industry growth and managing office accommodation in Abuja. The Commission explained that the initiative is driven…
14 Feb
The leadership of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) arm of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has assured the people, government and stakeholders in Nigeria's oil and gas industry of its unalloyed commitment to the lifting and distribution of products across the length and breadth of the country.
7 Feb
The management of Dangote Refinery Freezone Eleko Beach Lekki, Lagos, has called on the feuding National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and its arm, Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), to put their house ...
5 Jan
Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has barred the police from interfering in the leadership crisis involving the petroleum tankers union in Lagos.
19 Dec
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has unveiled a health insurance scheme for its members in the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch. The move is to ensure that the health and well-being of all petroleum tanker drivers on the wheels are catered for. At the launch of the scheme, NUPENG President,…
15 Dec
Delta State government said it will join the family of late former Secretary General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Frank Kokori, to ensure a befitting burial ceremony for the departed elder statesman.
12 Dec
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have mourned the demise of Frank Kokori. Kokori, who was General Secretary of NUPENG..
8 Dec
Former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Frank Kokori, is dead.
4 Dec
The National Executives of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) as taken a swipe at the parent body for engaging in forum shopping, blackmail, contempt of Court and using sentiments to foist their illegal leadership on the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the oil and…
13 Nov
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has brokered a peace deal between the Management of TotalEnergies, operator of the NNPC / TotalEnergies JV, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).
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