The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has declared a nationwide strike. In a directive issued after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Saturday, the Association instructed all members across offices, companies, institutions, and agencies to suspend services from 12:01 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025. PENGASSAN further ordered members deployed in field locations—including control room operators, panel operators, and outfield personnel—to down tools from 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025, while commencing a continuous prayer vigil. According to the Association, the vigil is a call on God to compel authorities to prevail on Aliko Dangote and his associates to respect Nigeria’s laws. It emphasized that during the industrial action, no activity would be permitted in field operations except for interventions strictly related to the safety of personnel and assets, and such interventions must be cleared by the National Secretariat. Additionally, the union directed the immediate suspension of all processes involving gas and crude oil supply to the Dangote Refinery ”All PENGASSAN members across all offices, companies, institutions, and agencies should withdraw all services effective on Monday, 29th of September, 2025. ”All IOC branches must ramp down gas production and supply to Dangote Refinery and petrochemicals. “The prayer point should include a call to God Almighty to give courage to those in authority to rein in Dangote and his co-travelers on the need to obey the laws of our country. No man is bigger than our country, An injury to one is an injury to all,” the statement said.