The Digest:
The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned Dangote Refinery management and NUPENG leadership to a meeting amid escalating tensions over alleged violations of a recently signed agreement on workers' union rights. Rooted in the Storm.
Key Points:
- The emergency meeting follows NUPENG's accusation that Dangote Refinery breached a September 9 Memorandum of Understanding
- The MoU, signed at DSS headquarters, guaranteed workers' freedom to join unions without interference
- NUPENG claims Dangote's latest press statement aims to "crush the union" and stifle competition
- The refinery maintains that union membership remains voluntary under Nigerian and international law
- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other stakeholders will attend the Friday afternoon meeting
- This represents the DSS's continued role in mediating major industrial disputes
- The conflict highlights ongoing tensions between labor rights and corporate policies in Nigeria's energy sector
Sources: Daily Post
