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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