Tag: Festus Osifo

‘Working, Producing,’ Senior Oil Workers Confirm Port Harcourt Refinery Is Operational

Aliyu Aliyu

“Plant is functional and producing various petroleum products, including Naphtha, AGO, DPK, and PMS for the use of Nigerians,” details of what PENGASSAN President said on Arise TV   The umbrella body for the senior oil workers in Nigeria, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery is operational, contrary to claims by critics. Platforms Africa reports that the National President of the group, Festus Osifo, who stated this on Arise TV interview, maintained that the refinery’s Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)…

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Labour Suspends Strike For Five Days

Aliyu Aliyu

“Not yet uhuru,” what President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, wants Nigerians to know about the latest on industrial action Organised Labour has suspended its nationwide strike for five days to give room for uninterrupted meeting with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. The President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, disclosed development this to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Osifo spoke after the organs of Organised Labour met in Abuja on Tuesday following a position presented to it by the Federal Government team…

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Oil Workers Kick As Petrol Hits N650 Per Litre

Abibat Babalola

PENGASSAN Raises The Alarm on Throat-Cutting Prices of Petrol, Plans Showdown With Marketers, Others   The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENFASSAN) has raised the alarm that their the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, had risen to as high as N650/litre in Nigeria. The group, which in a statement, said that this was a result of its findings in some locations across the country, corroborated an earlier report by Platforms Africa about the throat-cutting prices of the product through profeeting by some…

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Nigerian Oil Workers Threaten Fresh Strike

ADEOLA YUSUF

Act now or witness our members’ withdrawal of services, PENGASSAN to Government The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) says its members are losing jobs over the prevailing oil theft bedevilling the country. Festus Osifo, president, PENGASSAN, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a press conference heralding its new advocacy programme themed “Chasing Oil Thieves and Vandals out of Business”. The association’s programme would hold on Thursday in various zonal locations nationwide. According to him, the association would be forced to withdraw its workforce if…

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