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The NDC Surulere Constituency 1 primaries has been exactly how I envisaged it to be. Organized and coordinated. You can only be allowed into the hall if your name is in the party register. Nobody is locked outside irrespective of who they are here to vote for. Last last, Surulere will be OK

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3 months ago

@DurkioWiz Where them dey see this kind friend ehn😂

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9 months ago

You threaten exit without due process — we demand fairness. You withhold association as a right — we demand justice. To everyone who sees this: 📌 Raise your voice 📌 Share this widely 📌Pressure Dangote’s board, regulators & government to act

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𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚, 𝐏𝐡.𝐃.

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9 months ago

Between Investment Protection and Workers’ Rights: The Untold Struggles at the Dangote Refinery 2. After listening to more information, I am directing this second piece to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board @OfficialNCDMB , the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, The recent mass termination of Nigerian engineers at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been explained away by management as a response to sabotage. However, testimonies from staff members paint a very different picture; one that points to years of poor working conditions, unfair labour practices, and pay disparities that undermine Nigeria’s local content aspirations. Staff recruited across various batches, revealed that a level 9 step 3 engineer earns as little as ₦383,000 monthly. Even with shift allowances, total pay rarely exceeds ₦500K. In an industry where safety is paramount, personal protective equipment (PPEs) were reportedly issued only once, forcing workers to buy replacements from their pockets when worn out. Such alleged neglect of welfare and hazard protection stands far below the acceptable minimum standard for oil and gas operations. In fact, the unannounced resignation of the refinery’s Chief Operating Officer, David Bird, further highlights these concerns. Known for promoting Nigerians within the refinery, it is elleged that he left due to the worsening staff welfare situation. Yet, despite his efforts, Nigerian engineers continue to earn a fraction of their expatriate colleagues’ salaries. While local staff struggle with ₦383,000, their Indian counterparts reportedly earn no less than $2,000 (around ₦3,000,000) monthly, even though a lot of them are Diploma holders. This fosters resentment and erode morale. The situation came to a head when staff sought to exercise their right to unionize by joining the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Management, however, threatened them, insisting that because they operated within a Free Trade Zone, they could not join any trade union. PENGASSAN nevertheless registered hundreds of staff and formally wrote to the refinery. The response was punitive: workers were forced to declare whether or not they had registered, shift buses were withdrawn, and many were denied access to the refinery before their official termination letters were released. This raises troubling questions. If sabotage truly occurred, can the management of Dangote Refinery explain what it was and who was culpable? Why were Dangote Fertiliser staff, who also joined PENGASSAN, not sacked? Is it because the fertiliser plant depends on locals for over 90% of its operations, while the refinery, being largely run by expatriates, can afford to dispense with Nigerian engineers? The selective application of punitive measures suggests that this is less about sabotage and more about silencing Nigerian workers who dared to seek fair treatment. Now, a new management directive signed by Manas, a senior official of the refinery, has been released in response to the “manning crisis” caused by Nigerian staff not reporting to work. It reads: •“All leaves of expats are cancelled until further notice. Anyone needing leave on genuine emergency will have to talk to me.” •“Six (6) days work (12 hours) plus one day off to be followed in every unit until normalisation.” This order confirms the depth of the crisis. With Nigerian engineers disengaged or locked out, expatriates are being overstretched to fill the gap. Rather than solving the crisis, such directives create unsustainable pressure on expatriates, deepen the divide between local and foreign staff, and expose the refinery’s overdependence on foreign labour. It further reveals that the termination of Nigerians was not a matter of discipline alone but a miscalculation with serious operational consequences.