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Nigeria's Dangote Oil Refinery Accused of Firing Workers for Union Membership, Yet Key to UK's Jet Fuel Crisis Plan

UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said part of the solution to the Hormuz Strait crisis is to import more fuel from the U.S. and West Africa, with Nigeria's Dangote refinery emerging as a critical link despite ongoing labor disputes. The refinery, accused of firing over 800 workers for union membership, supplied about 130,000 tons of jet fuel to the UK in March.