ABUJA, Nigeria — The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike following a resolution brokered by the federal government with the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Festus Osifo, president of PENGASSAN, announced the suspension at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, cautioning that the union would resume industrial action without notice if the terms of the agreement were breached. PENGASSAN described the move as a violation of workers’ rights, despite a court order halting the industrial action. Following talks, the Dangote Group agreed to redeploy the workers laid off by its refinery subsidiary. The resolution was welcomed by the Trade Union Congress (TUC), which had earlier threatened to join the strike unless the affected workers were reinstated.