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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's powerful oil workers' unions ended a two-day strike Saturday after the government agreed to pay increases for employees of the state oil company, officials said.
The government agreed to a 15 percent raise for all employees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company and union officials ordered workers back to work on Saturday, said Peter Esele, leader of the white collar workers' bloc.
The strike did not affect crude output from Africa's biggest producer, but workers began leaving their jobs at export terminals on Friday, threatening to slow the flow of crude from Nigeria at a time when oil prices are near all-time highs. The work action began Thursday, after the government hastily sold off a refinery.
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