{"id":48062,"date":"2016-07-13T09:34:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T08:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=48062"},"modified":"2016-07-13T09:34:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T08:34:32","slug":"nigeria-oil-workers-suspend-one-week-old-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/nigeria-oil-workers-suspend-one-week-old-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria oil workers suspend one-week old strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG have suspended their one-week-old strike.<\/p>\n<p>The strike was called off after a meeting with the Federal Government by the oil workers\u2019 union, which ended in the earl hours of Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, which was reported to have ended at about1am on Wednesday, was attended by the Ministers of State for Petroleum and Labour and Employment, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and\/&#8217;Dr. Chris Ngige; the leadership of the oil workers\u2019 unions; and representatives of International Oil Companies.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Us<\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_32x32_style addthis_default_style\"> <a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_follow\" addthis:userid=\"pages\/NewMailNG\/156576314503603\"><\/a> <a class=\"addthis_button_twitter_follow\" addthis:userid=\"NewMailNG\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-5328a5e30a5c9646\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG have suspended their one-week-old strike. 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