Nigeria oil unions stage strike

A three-day strike by Nigerian oil workers has had some impact on production whilst queues are being reported at petrol stations.

Union officials say thousands of oil workers have obeyed the order to stay away from work protesting at insecurity in the oil-producing Niger Delta.

They want the government to do more to protect workers in the region from attacks and abductions by armed groups.

On Tuesday a Nigerian oil worker was killed in an attack on a supply ship.

BBC