Dangote Refinery Allegedly Sack All Workers In “Leaked Memo”

Controversy trails Dangote refinery over the latest reorganisation of its workforce following incidents of sabotage recorded, which threaten the operational safety of its petrochemical plant.

A letter dated September 24, 2025, and signed by the Chief General Manager, Human Asset Management, Femi Adekunle, the refinery said it was “constrained to carry out a total reorganisation of the plant” following “many recent cases of reported sabotage in different units of the Petroleum Refinery leading to major safety concerns.”

In the letter, staff were directed to hand over all company property to their line managers and await clearance before receiving their entitlements. A directive was sent to the Finance Department to compute in line with their conditions of service.

A letter circulating on social media, seen by TVC, which carries a Dangote Refinery letterhead head reads,

“REORGANISATON

“In view of the many recent cases of reported sabotage in different units of the Petroleum
Refinery leading to major safety concerns, the Management is constrained to carry out a
total re-organisation of the plant.

“As a consequence of this development, we wish to inform you that your services are no longer
longer required, with effect from the eve of Thursday, the 25th September, 2025.

“Please surrender all the Company’s properties in your possession to your line manager and
obtain an exit clearance accordingly, but the date for doing so will be communicated to you
later.

“The Finance Department, by a copy of this letter, is advised to compute all your benefits and
entitlements in line with your terms of employment and conditions of service, and pay the
amount due to you (less all indebtedness), subject to the condition that you have obtained the
exit clearance certificate as mentioned above.

“We seize this opportunity to thank you for your services while you were in our employment.”