Nigeria: Niger Delta – 90 Percent Indigenes to Lose Jobs –

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has disclosed that 90 per cent of Niger Delta indigenes stand to lose their jobs in the region if the current insecurity and hostage taking persist.

President of PENGASSAN, Comrade Peter Esele, told THISDAY in a chat at the weekend that already 1,500 workers of Dawodu and 1,000 workers of Wilbros had lost their jobs along with some in ENSCO Drilling as a result of the companies pulling out of the area.
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