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No going back on Monday’s strike – NUPENG vows

Ahead of of its planned strike slated to begin, Monday, the national secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, said there is no going back on the industrial action. The Monday strike is in protest against the stance of the management of Dangote Refinery not allowing drivers of its imported
No going back on Monday’s strike – NUPENG vows

Ahead of of its planned strike slated to begin, Monday, the national secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, said there is no going back on the industrial action.

The Monday strike is in protest against the stance of the management of Dangote Refinery not allowing drivers of its imported Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, trucks to join any trade union.

In a joint statement signed by Williams Akporeha and Afolabi, President and General Secretary, on Sunday, NUPENG maintained that the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of its Union would refrain from lifting of petroleum products from depots nationwide.

The NUPENG also disowned statement attributed to Enoch Kanawa, President of Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA) which claimed that NUPENG could not speak for members of Petroleum Tanker Drivers.

Kanawa had urged Nigerians to disregard the planned industrial action.

Giving clarification on the birth and forces behind the DTCDA, the leadership of NUPENG declared that the Kanawa led DTCDA was a creation of management of Dangote Refinery, which has vowed not to allow its recruited truck drivers “join NUPENG which is the only statutorily recognized union authorized to unionize Petroleum Tanker Drivers.”

The statement which declared that Enoch Kanawa, is a lawyer, not a tanker driver, maintained that there is no division in the ranks of NUPENG or its PTD Branch.

It further alleged that the Direct Trucking Company Limited is the recruiting company that was formed by Alhaji Sayyu Aliu Dantata and Alhaji Aliko Dangote for the 10,000 CNG Trucks they are importing.

NUPENG vowed that it would not surrender to what it called slavish conditions being promoted by the Dangote Refinery in the oil industry.

The statement read in part:”The attention of the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has been drawn to a news report on ARISE Television on Saturday night 6th September, 2025 and in some daily newspapers of some unidentified persons and group of people calling themselves Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA) asking Nigerians to disregard our alert on the withdrawal of services by Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of NUPENG.

“We ask our members, members of the public and independent minded objective segments of the media to disregard (DTCDA) and its statements.

“For the information of the public, the DTCDA is the Association which Dangote Group of Companies has formed for the drivers to join compulsorily rather than allowing drivers to join NUPENG which is the only statutorily recognized union authorized to unionize Petroleum Tanker Drivers.

“The signatory to the statement of DTCDA, one Enoch Kanawa, is a lawyer, not a tanker driver.

“Barrister Enoch Kanawa signed the Statement as President of DTCDA. The media should ask Kanawa when DTCDA was formed and when his election as President took place.

“As a matter of fact, Barrister Kanawa was formerly the Executive Secretary of National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) from 2001 to 2012, left NARTO to become Legal Adviser to MRS Energy Limited of Alhaji Sayyu Aliu Dantata and in 2019 came back to contest for the position of the President of National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) under the sponsorship of Alhaji Sayyu Aliu Dantata but was defeated by Alh Yusuf Othman, the current President of NARTO.

“These facts are to show without doubt and beyond controversy that the DTCDA is a management-inspired Association and the news was created by the agents of Alhaji Sayyu Aliu Dantata to create confusion and misinformation, there is no division in our ranks and file, our Solidarity remains Constant!

“DTCDA is the association formed by Alhaji Sayyu Aliu Dantata, the owner of MRS. The Direct Trucking Company Limited is the recruiting company that was formed by him and Alhaji Aliko Dangote for the 10,000 CNG Trucks they are importing.

“DTCDA was originally meant to be Dangote Transport Company. Its registered office is at 2, Tincan Island Port Road, Apapa, Lagos.

“The address of DTCDA is the same official address of MRS Energy Limited.

“We want the general public to know that Alhaji Sayyu Aliu Dantata is the founder and Funder of Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA) and he is housing this Association in his official company headquarters.

“Slavery ended centuries ago but some unscrupulous Capitalists are making efforts to bring it back. Any worker who cannot exercise the right of association is no better than a slave.

“Ordinary Nigerians should neither encourage nor support slavish working conditions.”

No going back on Monday’s strike – NUPENG vows

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Boko Haram: Ndume condemns killing of 63 in fresh Borno attacks

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has condemned the killing of soldiers, immigration officers, and civilians in recent Boko Haram attacks on communities in Borno State. The attack on Darajamal village in Bama Local Government Area last Friday left five soldiers and 58 civilians dead, while an unspecified number of women and girls were
Boko Haram: Ndume condemns killing of 63 in fresh Borno attacks

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has condemned the killing of soldiers, immigration officers, and civilians in recent Boko Haram attacks on communities in Borno State.

The attack on Darajamal village in Bama Local Government Area last Friday left five soldiers and 58 civilians dead, while an unspecified number of women and girls were abducted.

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, with support from the Air Component, reportedly killed over 30 of the attackers during a counteroffensive.
Two immigration officers were also killed in a separate attack in Monguno Local Government Area last Thursday.

In a statement on Sunday, Ndume expressed shock over the renewed killings and sympathised with the families of the victims, including security personnel.

He commended troops for their efforts but described the rising attacks across Borno South, North, and Central as worrisome.

The senator called on the Federal Government to strengthen security by deploying drones, attack helicopters, modern equipment, and arms to the North-East. He also advocated for armed community defence groups to complement military operations, noting the limitations of CJTF, hunters, and vigilantes.

Ndume urged residents to cooperate with security agencies, particularly by sharing intelligence on terrorist activities.

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Aiyedatiwa’s aide fumes as Sowore calls principal empty with nothing to offer Ondo

Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, at the weekend described Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State as one of the worst governors in the country. Sowore, who is the convener of the #TakeitBack movement, on his verified social media handle, described Aiyedatiwa as an
Aiyedatiwa’s aide fumes as Sowore calls principal empty with nothing to offer Ondo

Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, at the weekend described Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State as one of the worst governors in the country.

Sowore, who is the convener of the #TakeitBack movement, on his verified social media handle, described Aiyedatiwa as an empty and fleeting governor.

He made the claim while reacting to a viral video of the governor, who was seen dancing energetically during an event in Akure, Ondo State capital.

Sowore said, “One of the worst governors Nigeria has ever had is Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State not because he’s busy dancing, but because he has nothing to offer. Empty and fleeting, just like the dance here itself.”

While reacting to the position of Sowore, an aide to Aiyedatiwa, Yomi Oyekan described Sowore as a clout chaser.

“Mr. Sowore, let’s end the delusion. You trade in spectacle, not substance. You have built a résumé on arrests, hashtags, failed protests, and laughable electoral showings. That is the sum of your political life: thin, noisy, and inconsequential.

“Keep shouting from the sidelines if it comforts you, but don’t mistake attention for relevance. History has already graded you and you failed the exam.

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Stop giving Nigeria bad names by your actions – Cleric appeals to citizens

An Ibadan-based cleric, Reverend Samuel Kayode Olawoyin, has appealed to Nigerians to desist from giving the country a bad name. Olawoyin who is the Provost of the Cathedral of St Peter Anglican Church, Aremo, Ibadan, made this declaration on Sunday. The cleric in the statement signed by the Ibadan North Anglican Diocesan Communicator, Chief Ayoade
Stop giving Nigeria bad names by your actions – Cleric appeals to citizens

An Ibadan-based cleric, Reverend Samuel Kayode Olawoyin, has appealed to Nigerians to desist from giving the country a bad name.

Olawoyin who is the Provost of the Cathedral of St Peter Anglican Church, Aremo, Ibadan, made this declaration on Sunday.

The cleric in the statement signed by the Ibadan North Anglican Diocesan Communicator, Chief Ayoade Solomon Olugbemiga, and made available to DAILY POST, appealed to Nigerians to desist from giving the country bad appellations.

Olawoyin, in his sermon titled “Staying focused despite persecution”, appealed to Nigerians to see the country as a blessed one.

The cleric while reading from the books of Matthew 10:22 and Isaiah 62: 2, said for the prophesy of “New Nigeria” to be fulfilled, we need to sincerely love our country.

He advised the citizens to imbibe the spirit of attitudinal change, charging them to stop cursing the country but instead begin to call Nigeria good names.

Olawoyin said, “I charge you all to start calling Nigeria Blessed” so that you can be blessed as individuals, groups, corporate bodies as well as a nation.

“In the nearest future, I see a new Nigeria of plenty, a secured nation occupying its rightful position in the committee of nations”.

Stop giving Nigeria bad names by your actions – Cleric appeals to citizens