Crude oil production and regulatory oversight activities in Nigeria were uninterrupted after unions at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission swiftly suspended a one-day strike following overnight negotiations, easing concerns about potential disruptions to the country’s upstream sector.
The Head of Media and Corporate Communications at NUPRC, Eniola Akinkuotu, confirmed that the industrial action was called off on the night of June 1, 2026, after successful talks between the Commission’s management and its two in-house unions — the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers. Normal activities resumed across the Commission with the strike having lasted only 12 hours and affecting administrative operations alone, with regulatory functions at oil and gas facilities remaining fully operational throughout.
“Work has fully resumed at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission following the suspension of the one-day strike called by workers’ unions. The industrial action was called off on the night of June 1, 2026 after successful negotiations between the top management of the NUPRC and the two in-house unions,” the Commission stated.
NUPRC also moved to correct what it described as misleading reports circulating in the public domain. The Commission called on the public to disregard claims of crude oil production disruptions and false reports that the dispute had centred on foreign training. Management pledged to improve the operating environment for its workforce and to prioritise staff development in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act.
Source: thesun.ng