Seplat Energy Workers Suspend Strike

Seplat Energy workers have called off their strike hours after it began.

The workers commenced the strike on Friday after a breakdown in ⁠talks over a 2026 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and staff welfare issues.

According to Reuters on Friday, the workers had planned to suspend production reports and export activities, but maintain only crucial safety and power functions.

However, on Saturday, Festus Osifo, the president of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), told TheCable the strike has “been called off”.

Osifo said the strike was suspended after Seplat accepted the collective bargaining agreement.

“Stakeholders intervened and Seplat management agreed to CBA terms that we earlier requested for,” he said.

Only workers under PENGASSAN were involved in the strike, while other less skilled workers covered by a second union did not participate.

This is the second strike involving PENGASSAN workers in eight months, as the workers’ union embarked on strike against Dangote refinery on September 27, 2025.

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PENGASSAN embarked on the strike over the dismissal of “over 800 workers” by Dangote refinery, and directed all branches of international oil companies (IOC) to ramp down gas production and supply to Dangote refinery.