Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) threatened a nationwide strike beginning Monday, 8 September, in protest against what it described as anti-union practices by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.

At the heart of the dispute is the refinery's decision to deploy 4,000 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks for direct distribution of fuel while allegedly asking drivers to shun union membership.

The refinery's new logistics model, unveiled in June, is poised to reshape Nigeria's downstream sector. But it has also pitched one of Africa's richest men, Aliko Dangote, against one of Nigeria's most powerful unions, raising questions about workers' rights, monopoly fears, and the changing balance of ...