Nigeria’s Dangote refinery announces staff reductions, blames sabotage

Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery said on Friday it had laid off a small number of workers citing sabotage in various units, sparking criticism from an oil workers' union which said over 800 Nigerian workers were fired.

The workers were unjustly dismissed to be replaced by more than 2,000 Indian workers, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, known as PENGASSAN, said in a statement.