Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Monday issued an interim order stopping the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from continuing with its nationwide industrial action against the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals.

The court also restrained PENGASSAN from cutting crude and gas supply to Dangote refinery.

Justice Emmanuel Subilim delivered the ruling on Monday following a motion "ex parte" filed by the refinery's lawyer, George Ibrahim, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

Other defendants in the suit include the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and the Nigerian Up...