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

NUPENG’s National President, Williams Akporeha, confirmed the development, disclosing that the Dangote refinery management, led by Sayyu Dantata, consented to unionising its drivers.

“The strike has been suspended following the agreement we signed with the Dangote refinery. They have agreed to unionise their drivers,” Akporeha said.

The truce was brokered at a meeting convened by the Department of State Services (DSS).

The strike, which began on Monday, had seen petroleum tanker drivers withdraw from loading fuel, worsening supply shortages in parts of the country.

Filling stations were shut in some areas, while operations at facilities such as the Aradel Refinery in Obele, Port Harcourt, and the Kwale Hydrocarbon plant in Delta State were disrupted.

NUPENG had threatened the industrial action last week, accusing the Dangote refinery of planning to bar drivers employed for its 4,000 trucks from joining the union.

Despite appeals from the Federal Government to shelve the action, Akporeha insisted on Sunday that the strike would proceed until their demands were met.

With Tuesday’s agreement, normal fuel distribution is expected to resume across affected states.