Federal Govt intervenes in Dangote, PENGASSAN row

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The Federal Government has launched a concerted mediation to stave off disruption to petrol supply.

This follows the escalating disagreement between senior oil workers union and Dangote Petroleum Refinery (DPR).

It is the second time in one week that DPR will be battling with labour unions in the oil industry.

Last week, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) threatened to stop loading of products from the refinery.

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, yesterday chaired a marathon session of the Steering Committee of the Domestic Crude Oil and Refined Products Sales in Local Currency Initiative where issues of the naira-for-crude oil arrangement and the row between Dangote Refinery and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) were discussed extensively. Nation