Tuesday, December 16

Today in histroy



1958 - Bogota warehouse fire kills 82

1959 - Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48


1960 - "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances


1960 - TWA 266 & United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134


1961 - "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs


1962 - David Lean's film "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres, starring Peter O'Toole


1962 - NY Giant YA Title sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with 6 touchdowns vs Dallas (41-

Quote of the Day



Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

Napoleon Hill
 

Monday, December 15

NUPENG, PENGASSAN begin indefinite three day nationwide strike

Oil workers under the umbrella  Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has  embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike , Monday 15th December‎, 2014.

The strike, according NUPENG and PENGASSAN, is to protest government’s inability to carried out turn around maintenance on the country’s refineries and to reduce pump prices of petroleum products in line with the drop in global prices of crude oil.


The nationwide strike  suddenly grounded business activities in Abuja  as Long queues resurfaced at fuel stations  with few stations seen selling products at inflated prices.

But the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) assured that the three-day strike embarked upon by NUPENG and PENGASSAN‎ will not dislocate the robust distribution and sale of fuel to members of the public.