Gotowa bibliografia na temat „National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers (Nigeria)”

Currency devaluation and fuel subsidy removal are policies that are phenomena to the Nigerian economic environment. The implementation of the policies has further caused more challenges in the pursuit for economic development than remedy to alleviate the crisis in the Nigeria economy. However, the continuous exploration of this policies by successive administration was a concern to this research work. It is as a result of this persistent policies that this paper wants to analyse its viability for economic development in Nigeria.The paper adopted survey research design with the use of questionnaire administered to 387 respondents. Three major organizations were purposefully selected as sources for data collection which were the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).The paper found out that currency devaluation and fuel subsidy removal is a resultant effect of the mono-productive characteristics of the Nigerian economy which has continually led to balance of payment deficit, low competitiveness in the economy and fall short in living quality of the citizenry. Further exposition revealed that not until diversification of the economy is attained, revitalization of the power sector and industrialization for local manufacturing; economic development might not be feasible. Therefore, it is recommended that industrialization of the economy is highly overdue, infrastructural development imperative and economic policies such as devaluation and subsidy regime should be mildly used when economic downturns are experienced.

Violent conflicts rema.in unabated in the Niger Delta communities of Nigeria despite efforts of successive governments and international organizations to broker peace in the area. Using an interpretive approach, with insights from historical and contemporary theoretical perspo6yiyss, various studies were reviewed and 24 Key Informant Interview’s were conducted with stakeholders in four oil-producing Niger Delta communities selected from Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States of Nigeria. The respondents were drawn from different groups, comprising community/religious leaders, youth activists, government officials, managers of multi4ational oil companies and members of the National Union of petroleum Engineering and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The findings reveal that there are differing opinions about conflict resolution mechanisms in the Niger Delta among the different groups. While government officials and multinational oil companies were optimistic about mechanisms for conflict control, youth activists and labour leaders were pessimistic about the possibility of lasting peace in the study area. The community and religious leaders identified structural barriers such as intervention efforts facilitate that failed to peace, using spate of hostage taking by militant youth and. inadequate infrastructure. However, what appear as intractable conflicts are informed by divergent interests of state elites and, local leaders over the modalities for managing the prevailing circumstances in the region. The study concludes with strong recommendations.

Conflict is an inherent part of labor-management relations and has significant implications for organizations. To manage and resolve conflicts effectively, various mediation tactics have been developed to minimize costs, satisfy interests, build relationships, and control resource expenditures. This research aims to explore the utilization and effectiveness of mediation tactics in resolving conflicts within the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation's (NNPC) Research and Development Department in Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria. The study examines the causes of organizational conflict and investigates the role of mediation in public enterprises. Data were collected using a self-made questionnaire distributed to 100 respondents in the Research and Development Department. The questionnaire employed a five-point Likert scale to measure opinions and perceptions. The research utilized a descriptive approach, and data analysis involved non-parametric statistics, such as frequency distributions and percentage values. The findings indicate that industrial conflicts frequently arise between employers and employees in the Research and Development Department. However, the study reveals that these conflicts can be effectively managed through mediation with the involvement of the workers' representative trade union. Therefore, the research highlights the importance of regular review of labor agreements and encourages effective employer-employee consultation and negotiation to reduce conflicts, promote industrial harmony, and enhance productivity. This study emphasizes the significance of mediation tactics in resolving conflicts within trade unions. It provides insights into the specific context of the NNPC's Research and Development Department and offers recommendations for organizations and stakeholders in industrial relations to foster conflict resolution, industrial harmony, and increased productivity.

This study examinesthe impact of trade dispute adjudication on the trade unions’ satisfaction of justice served in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. This study employsa survey research design, involvingthe use of in-depth-interview of the officials of the major unions in the oil industry.The population wasNational Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG)and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria(PENGASSAN)officials.The sample was drawn from the trade union officials of five selected oil and gas companies in Nigeria using purposive and stratified random sampling techniques. The purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the secretaries of the unions, whereasstratified random sampling technique was used in electing other officials.Fourteen (14) officials were drawn from NUPENG and sixteen (16) officials were drawn from (PENGASSAN)for the purpose ofthe interview. The study found that not less than 74% of the trade unions’ officials are not very satisfied withthejustice served by the National Industrial Court as they reported that the process of adjudicating trade disputes intheoil and gas industry isfrustrating, costly and time-consuming. Based on this finding, it was recommended thattheGovernment should enhance the level of satisfaction of the trade unions with the justice served bytheNational Industrial Court by avoiding unnecessary interference with the processes of adjudication and makingthe process faster and less expensive in delivering judgement.

The study assessed the influence of safety culture on employee safety motivation and error behaviour in selected petroleum industries in the Niger-delta. Perceived process safety culture has significant impact on employees’ safety motivation and employee error behaviours in petroleum industries were the hypothesis tested for the study. Numerous empirical examinations states process safety culture failure as largely responsible for catastrophic occurrences in oil and gas platforms which has resulted in loss of lives, properties and caused diverse dangers to the environment. The study methodology is descriptive statistics utilising regression analysis. The field production / process plant operations workers of the Local/National and International Oil Companies were considered. The Population of the study: includes workers of the processing unit of ExxonMobil, Total Exploration & Production, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Agip Oil Company, Savannah Energy Public Limited Company (PLC), Network Exploration & Production, Frontier Oil, Aieteo Eastern Exploration & Production Company, Universal Energy Resources Ltd and Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Population consist of one thousand workers of the processing unit of ten companies with a proportion of five selected International Oil Companies (IOCs) and five Local Oil Companies (LOCs) selected by convenience sample techniques with only 816 valid responses. The sampling technique was purposive, convenience and quota sampling. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) IBM 20 was the software utilised for the analysis. The primary source of data collection was questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of Three (3) Sections and contains Thirty-seven (37) questions including the Socio-demographic data. Cronbach alpha coefficient from the reliability test carried out on the pre-test data showed an overall outcome of 0.872, which is considered very strong since and not far from 1.0. The study reveals that the Perceived process safety culture has no significant impact on employees’ safety motivation. Also, perceived process safety culture has a significant impact on employee error behaviours in petroleum industries. The study recommended that organisations should continue performing activities that keeps employees personally motivated. While employees must find ways to motivate themselves towards safety. Employee safety trainings should be organised to improve safety culture and avoid error behaviour.