On September 22, 2025, indigenous workers at Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) locations in the Onshore/Escravos Region staged a peaceful protest against the company’s alleged failure to implement welfare agreements, appealing to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, for intervention to avert escalation, as reported by Vanguard and Leadership.ng. The workers, represented by spokesperson Williams Ebo, highlighted 10 demands from prior negotiations, including a new salary rate, monthly medical allowances, severance benefits, retirement allowances, conversion of 70% of community contract workers to direct staff, daily transportation allowances, 13th-month pay, production bonuses, three daily meals, and inclusion in annual technical and safety training (Web:0, Web:1).
Ebo noted that for over three decades, workers have endured hazardous conditions without health insurance, impacting their well-being and security, and urged the monarch to mediate for a resolution (Web:0). The appeal comes amid CNL’s history of community disputes, including the 2023 protest at Escravos Terminal over the Warri Kingdom Onshore Host Community Development Trust (Web:4, Web:9). X posts from @Naija_Activist (September 22, 2025) supported the workers, while @EnergyWatchNG noted 75% public concern over oil firms’ labor practices (Afrobarometer, 2025) (Post:3). The protest underscores ongoing tensions in the Niger Delta, with 1,200 labor disputes reported in 2024 (Web:8).
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