Festus Osifo

Festus Osifo is a Nigerian engineer and labour-union leader who serves as President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria and is also identified as President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria.

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About Festus Osifo

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Engineer, Labour-union leader · 2 affiliations

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Known for: Nigerian labour movement; Petroleum and natural-gas sector labour representation
Country: Nigeria

Engineer
Labour-union leader

At a glance

Osifo was elected TUC President in 2022 and re-elected unopposed for a further four-year term in April 2025.
He became PENGASSAN President in 2020 and was re-elected unopposed in May 2023.
PENGASSAN's leadership biography says he holds a first-class degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Portsmouth.
He represented the Extractive Industries Professional Union on NEITI's National Stakeholders Working Group for 2021–2025.

National labour leadership

Osifo was elected President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria at its national delegates conference in Abuja on July 20, 2022. He was re-elected unopposed on April 25, 2025, for a further four-year term. TUC material and reporting published in February 2026 continued to identify him as the congress's president.

Petroleum-sector representation

Osifo emerged as the 16th President of PENGASSAN at the association's conference in Abuja on August 28, 2020, and was re-elected unopposed in May 2023 for a reported three-year term. PENGASSAN's leadership material and February 2026 reporting continued to identify him as president, although the reviewed sources do not establish the formal chronology of that office after the reported term.

Professional and public-service background

An engineer by training, Osifo is described by PENGASSAN as holding a first-class degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. NEITI's roster for its fifth National Stakeholders Working Group listed him as a 2021–2025 member representing the Extractive Industries Professional Union in his capacity as PENGASSAN President.

Affiliations

Trade Union Congress of Nigeria President 2022-07-20–present
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria President 2020-08-28–present

Timeline

2020-08-28 Emerged as the 16th President of PENGASSAN at the association's sixth Triennial National Delegates Conference in Abuja.
2022-07-20 Elected President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria at its 12th triennial national delegates conference in Abuja.
2023-05 Re-elected unopposed as PENGASSAN President for a reported three-year term.
2025-04-25 Re-elected unopposed as TUC President for a further four-year term.

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Current context

Festus Osifo holds the presidency of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria. This assessment is supported by reporting of his April 25, 2025 re-election for a four-year term, the TUC website's identification of the Osifo-led administration, and February 2026 reporting that identified him as TUC President.
Festus Osifo holds the presidency of PENGASSAN. PENGASSAN's leadership page and February 2026 reporting identify him as President, but the reviewed official material does not state the commencement date or duration of the current term.

Biographical facts

PENGASSAN's leadership biography states that Osifo holds a first-class degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom.
NEITI's fifth National Stakeholders Working Group roster for 2021–2025 listed Osifo as a member representing the Extractive Industries Professional Union in his capacity as PENGASSAN President.