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From Bimbola Oyesola
Beyond government relations, labour also confronted corporate power in 2025. Disputes in strategic sectors including oil and gas sector, particularly involving the Dangote Refinery, triggered nationwide mobilisation orders from the NLC.
Workers accused employers of bypassing unions and engaging in arbitrary dismissals, the allegations companies contested even as negotiations continued.
Labour maintained that no private enterprise should operate above Nigerian labour law, insisting that economic development must not come at the expense of workers’ rights.
