Sigh Of Relief As Oil Marketers Calls Off Strike, Set To Begin Lifting Oil In 6 Hours

An agreement to begin lifting petroleum products has been reached between Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and the Federal Government. The lifting of petrol products is expected to begin in the next 6 hours. Magnus Abe, Chairman of the Senate committee on petroleum resources, was quoted to have revealed that the resolution was reached after a meeting with MOMAN,

Minister of Finance,‎ Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Joseph Dawha, Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and major stakeholders in the oil and gas sector.

In a similar vein, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) have also suspended their industrial strike action.

Source: The Cable News