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Nigerian Oil Workers End Strike on Salary Agreement

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Oil workers in agencies under the Ministry of Petroleum Resources have suspended their strike after reaching a deal with the government. The oil workers had initiated a three-day warning strike over the failure of government to pay their salaries over the past three months.

According to reports, a deal was reached during a meeting between executive members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), and the Accountant-General, which will see the Federal Government immediately pay the oil workers the three months salaries owed them.


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