… as workers push to join NUPENG, PENGASSAN amid unionization standoffs
… management cites sabotage, safety concerns
… affected staff disengagement effective September 25
Oredola Adeola
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has dismissed several staff members in a major reorganization exercise, following reported cases of sabotage in different refinery units that raised serious safety concerns.
Femi Adekunle, Chief General Manager of Human Asset Management at Dangote Group, confirmed the development in a document seen by Advisors Reports on Thursday.
He noted that the reorganization followed multiple cases of reported sabotage across refinery units that posed major safety risks.
According to Adekunle, management was left with no choice but to carry out a total reorganization of the refinery, resulting in the disengagement of the affected staff, effective Thursday, September 25, 2025.
The employees were told to give all company property to their line managers and obtain an exit clearance, with the specific date for the process to be communicated later.
“The Finance Department, by a copy of this letter, is advised to compute all your benefits and entitlements in line with your terms of employment and conditions of service and pay the amount due to you (less all indebtedness), subject to the condition that you have obtained the exit clearance certificate as mentioned above,” Adekunle stated.