{"id":8882,"date":"2025-09-26T07:51:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=8882"},"modified":"2025-09-26T07:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:51:34","slug":"dangote-refinery-sacks-all-nigerian-workers-24-hours-they-joined-pengassan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/09\/26\/dangote-refinery-sacks-all-nigerian-workers-24-hours-they-joined-pengassan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Refinery sacks all Nigerian workers 24 hours they joined PENGASSAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mvp-main-body-wrap\" class=\"left relative\">\n<article id=\"mvp-article-wrap\">\n<div id=\"mvp-article-cont\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-main-box\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-main\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-post-main-out left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-post-main-in\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-content\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-wrap\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-post-soc-out right relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-post-soc-in\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-body\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-body-top\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" class=\"left relative\">\n<p>The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has terminated the employment of all its Nigerian workers.<\/p>\n<p>The statement to this effect was shared on X on Wednesday by a political commentator, Imran Wakili.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDangote Refinery has officially laid off all of its Nigerian workers under the guise of \u201creorganisation\u201d, less than 24 hours after 90% of them joined PENGASSAN,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-18\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5\" data-google-query-id=\"CPmoy9r39Y8DFUIjBgAdASE7bg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/14001636\/DP_InsidePost_MPU_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wakili said the development comes less than 24 hours after 90 percent of them joined the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN.<\/p>\n<p>According to a memo dated September 25, 2025, and signed by the Chief General Manager of Human Asset Management, Femi Adekunle, Wakili posted on X, the company said the decision was taken as part of a \u201ctotal re-organisation\u201d of the plant following reported cases of sabotage in different units of the refinery.<\/p>\n<p>The notice directed affected staff to surrender all company property in their possession to their line managers and obtain exit clearance.<\/p>\n<p>The finance department was also instructed to compute benefits and entitlements for payment in line with the terms of employment.<\/p>\n<p>The refinery\u2019s management thanked the dismissed workers for their services while in its employment.<\/p>\n<p>Dangote refinery and PENGASSN have been embroiled in a trade dispute over the unionisation issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-bot\" class=\"left\">\n<div id=\"mvp-prev-next-wrap\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-next-post-wrap right relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-prev-next-cont left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-next-cont-out left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-next-cont-in\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mvp-cont-read-wrap\">\n<div id=\"mvp-related-posts\" class=\"left relative\">\n<h4 class=\"mvp-widget-home-title\"><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has terminated the employment of all its Nigerian workers. 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