The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its two-day strike after reaching an agreement with the Dangote Group on Tuesday.

Confirming the development, NUPENG’s National President, Williams Akporeha, said the Dangote refinery team, led by Sayyu Dantata, agreed to unionise its drivers.

“The strike has been suspended. The Dangote refinery has agreed to unionise its drivers. We signed an agreement,” Akporeha told our correspondent in a telephone conversation.

The meeting, which was convened by the Department of State Services (DSS), brought an end to the industrial action that had threatened fuel supply across the country.

Recall that petroleum tanker drivers had on Monday carried out their threat to halt fuel loading over the unionisation dispute with Dangote refinery, despite a Federal Government appeal for them to shelve the plan.