Nigeria’s oil unions are set to start delayed talks with the government as a national strike entered its fourth day in Africa ’s biggest crude producer. The strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, is aimed at curbing local fuel supply and exports. Pengassan represents managers and Nupeng lobbies for manual workers. “If we are unable to get a strong commitment from the government, the strike will continue until we get something positive,” Emmanuel Ojugbana, a spokesman for Pengassan, said by phone yesterday from Warri, a southern oil hub. Union leaders said delayed talks with the authorities would be held today in Abuja, the capital. Workers are protesting the government’s failure to fix refineries, cut gasoline prices in line with the slump in crude, and also to press for the passage of a new oil […]