Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Details are emerging of the negotiation and agreements signed by Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) following the crisis that erupted due to the sacking of workers.

Sources privy to details of the negotiation told PREMIUM TIMES that Dangote Refinery offered to pay the sacked workers' salaries for five years without any work requirements due to concerns about potential sabotage they could cause.

The offer, made during the negotiation, "would have allowed the workers to stay home or pursue other opportunities while receiving their monthly salaries for five years," the sources said.

The sources told this newspaper that despite government representatives exp...