Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- Aliko Dangote, founder and president/chief executive of the Dangote Group has revealed that his company's drivers earn significantly more than graduates.

Mr Dangote, in a video shared on the TVC X handle on Tuesday, made this known in reaction to the allegations made by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).

NUPENG had recently accused Mr Dangote and Sayyu Aliu Dantata of engaging in alleged anti-union practices. The union claims the businessmen are trying to monopolise Nigeria's downstream oil and gas distribution while suppressing workers' rights.

At the time, NUPENG said its members would commence a nationwide strike from Monday, 8 September in protest against what it described as anti-...