From Lagos to Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna and Abuja, reports confirmed that oil and gas facilities have been completely shut down. The strike followed the mass dismissal of more than 800 Nigerian employees by the Dangote Refinery, a development that triggered outrage among oil workers’ unions. The Dangote Refinery, commissioned amid much fanfare as Africa’s largest privately owned refinery, has been at the center of heated debate in recent weeks. While Dangote Refinery has the right to hire, it does not possess an absolute right to terminate employment”, he added. Earlier, PENGASSAN had directed its members to halt gas supply to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery with immediate effect.