The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has been urged to extend health insurance coverage to petrol station workers, including pump attendants, cleaners, security personnel, managers, and other staff working in the downstream petroleum sector. In a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna, the Convener of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers, Ibrahim Zango, said IPMAN should emulate NNPCL’s initiative to ensure the welfare and well-being of workers employed by independent marketers. Zango also clarified issues surrounding the leadership of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers, noting that the current structure was not formed through a formal election process. Zango noted that the current economic hardship and rising cost of healthcare had worsened the vulnerability of petrol station workers, many of whom earn modest wages. He therefore called on IPMAN to take immediate and concrete steps to provide health insurance coverage for workers under its membership across the country.

Source: Punch December 21, 2025 19:14 UTC