Major oil companies in Nigeria have said they are
planning a mass sack following the dwindling
price of oil in the International market. At a
meeting between the Minister of Labor and
Productivity, Chris Ngige and the managements of
International Oil Compananies (IOCs) in Nigeria
comprising of Agip, Mobil producing, Chevron
Addax and Total, the Head of Human Resources
and Medical, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Ihuoma
Onyearugheto, said the plan to lay off some
workers in the sector is as a result of the current
challenges facing the industry.
“The issue of laying people off is not a
decision that comes lightly. I will not come
here to tell you that people are being laid
off or not. The situation in the oil company
is dire. We want to ask for more
understanding in appreciation of the
challenges we face” she said.
According to Tribune, during the meeting, Chris
Ngige appealed to the oil marketers and
companies not to lay off people as Nigeria is
facing a lot of social security problems and could
not to afford more problems through job cuts
“The oil majors in Nigeria must therefore
bend backwards and see what they can
plough back from their profits to keep
Nigerian workers on their duty posts.
Keep
the existing jobs. We have a downturn
today but you can be sure it will not last
forever. If you are not creating new jobs, let
us keep the ones we have. That is what
this government is pleading and we must
emphasise that is what we want.”he said.
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