Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- In a strongly worded statement on Friday, signed by President Williams Akporeha and General Secretary Afolabi Olawale, the union accused the management of Dangote Refinery of anti-labour practices "inimical to the survival and livelihoods" of its members, particularly those under its Petroleum and Tanker Drivers Branch.

NUPENG expressed outrage over Chairman Aliko Dangote's reported position that drivers recruited for the refinery's 10,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks would be barred from joining trade unions. The union described the stance as a direct assault on the constitutional right of association and a violation of international labour laws ratified by Nigeria; The News Chronicle gathered.

Calling on the...