Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike against the Dangote Refinery after reaching an agreement with the management.

The agreement was reached following a reconciliation meeting facilitated by the Nigerian government between the parties.

The meeting initially ended in a deadlock on Monday night. It was scheduled to resume at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abuja, and later moved to the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).

PREMIUM TIMES understands that the parties reached an agreement in the early hours of Wednesday after negotiations.

After a lengthy discussion, the parties resolved that unionisation ...