By George OPARA
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has commenced an indefinite nationwide strike, shutting down all commission offices across the country.
Spear News Nigeria gathered that the development followed a disagreement over foreign training and rising costs.
The industrial action, which started on Monday, led to a total shutdown of regulatory activities at NUPRC headquarters in Abuja and all field offices nationwide, effectively disrupting administrative and operational roles of the upstream petroleum regulator.
The Spear News Nigeria discrete findings indicated that the strike was a consequence of the breakdown of negotiations between the union and management over staff training programmes, essentially the commission’s position that capacity-building should be handled locally rather than through overseas training.
According to findings, management insists on delivering training programmes, particularly for Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for Positive Displacement (PD) Meters, domestically within Nigeria, to reduce cost and strengthen local institutional capacity; however, workers reportedly rejected this stance.
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