PENGASSAN New President Pledges Crackdown on Contract Staffing Exploitation in Nigerian Oil & Gas

NewsData.io · United States · Aug 22, 2026

Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro has been elected national president of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), pledging to challenge what he called exploitative contract staffing and casualisation practices in the sector. He specifically warned that workers performing roles for two, five, or even twenty years cannot legitimately be classified as temporary, signaling potential labor relations pressure on staffing firms operating in Nigerian oil and gas. He also committed to negotiating just transition agreements amid automation, energy transition, and industry restructuring. The election signals a more assertive union stance on contingent workforce arrangements in a major energy market.