Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Procter and Gamble Nigeria, the local subsidiary of the American consumer goods maker, has laid off another batch of workers, and has significantly scaled down its operations in the country, indicating its troubled Nigeria operation and uncertain future there, but the firm says it does not plan to leave.

The firm has struggled in recent years to have a hold in the fast-moving consumer goods market it previously dominated for decades, and has faced stiff competition amidst an inclement business environment that has pushed operational cost constantly skyward.

P&G, which operates in some 180 countries of the world, produces a range of products for the Nigerian market, including Always sanitary pad, Pampers, Ariel deterge...