Nigerian oil union's nationwide strike threatens to halt oil supply

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Nigerian oil union's nationwide strike threatens to halt oil supply  Government officials have been meeting with oil union leaders after a nationwide strike erupted over the firing of 800 workers at the Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/30/nigerian-oil-unions-nationwide-strike-threatens-to-halt-oil-supply  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01It's a walkout that threatens to halt oil supply in Nigeria.

00:05Government officials have been meeting with oil union leaders

00:08after a nationwide strike erupted over the firing of 800 workers

00:13at the Dangote refinery, Africa's largest.

00:18The union called the mass layoff a clear violation of labour laws and international conventions.

00:24The strike has now halted operations at key oil and gas institutions,

00:28a serious blow considering oil accounts for 80% of Nigeria's revenue.

00:34Laid-off workers say they were denied basic safety gear.

00:38Meanwhile, the Dangote group claims the sackings were due to sabotage

00:42and dismissed the strike as criminal conduct.

00:45The $20 billion refinery launched in 2023 by billionaire Aluko Dangote

00:50was meant to end Nigeria's dependence on foreign refineries,

00:54but now it's at the centre of growing unrest in Africa's biggest oil-producing nation.

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