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According to OPEC, the federal government of Nigeria wants Shell and other international oil companies to rethink their plans of laying off many Nigerian workers, The Cable reports.
“The Nigerian labour ministry announced that minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, had met with the firms to ask them to shelve any plans for staff rationalization right now,” OPEC said in its January-February report.
“The move came after Shell, Nigeria’s largest jointventure operator, said it planned to cut some 10,000 staff and contractor positions across its global operations. There was no indication how many of these losses would come from the firm’s Nigerian activities.”
OPEC quoted a labour ministry spokesman as saying: “It is the government’s position that any job cuts particularly in the strategic oil sector will compound the social security problem the country is currently going through.” Ben van Beurden, Shell’s chief executive officer said.
OPEC also said Nigeria’s crude oil exports increased by 225,000 barrels per day in January 2016.
“The Nigerian labour ministry announced that minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, had met with the firms to ask them to shelve any plans for staff rationalization right now,” OPEC said in its January-February report.
“The move came after Shell, Nigeria’s largest jointventure operator, said it planned to cut some 10,000 staff and contractor positions across its global operations. There was no indication how many of these losses would come from the firm’s Nigerian activities.”
OPEC quoted a labour ministry spokesman as saying: “It is the government’s position that any job cuts particularly in the strategic oil sector will compound the social security problem the country is currently going through.” Ben van Beurden, Shell’s chief executive officer said.
OPEC also said Nigeria’s crude oil exports increased by 225,000 barrels per day in January 2016.
