The dispute between the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and petroleum workers has worsened.
This is as the Refinery has immediately terminated the employment of all its Nigerian workers.
NATIONAL POST reports that the sack comes less than 24 hours after 90 percent of them joined the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN.
A political commentator, Imran Wakili shared information on the reported development.
"Dangote Refinery has officially laid off all of its Nigerian workers under the guise of “reorganization”, less than 24 hours after 90% of them joined PENGASSAN," he wrote on X.
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.
In a memo dated September 25, 2025, and signed by the Chief General Manager of Human Asset Management, Femi Adekunle, the company said the decision was taken as part of a “total re-organisation” of the plant following reported cases of sabotage in different units of the refinery.
The notice directed affected staff to surrender all company property in their possession to their line managers and obtain exit clearance.
The finance department was also instructed to compute benefits and entitlements for payment in line with terms of employment.
It could be recalled that the Nigerian Government, including the Department of State Services, DSS, tried to mediate in the crisis between the Refinery and the workers.
However, the latest development appears to have rubbished the peace moves.
