A Nigerian oil labour union will stage a three-day strike at Chevron and ExxonMobil fuel depots from Wednesday in a protest over sackings if talks with the government fail, union officials said on Monday.

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) said it would make a final decision after its leaders meet officials from the ministries of petroleum and labour, as well as the state oil company, on Tuesday in the capital, Abuja.

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