# Scrap dealers begin a 15-day strike over steelmaker pricing disputes

> A national association told members to suspend scrap supply, citing disputed prices and weighing practices at steelmakers.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-01
- **Original source:** [Punch Newspapers](https://punchng.com/scrap-dealers-begin-15-day-warning-strike-over-pricing-dispute/)
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## Nationwide supply stoppage

Punch reported on 1 October that the National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria began a 15-day warning strike. Deputy president Aminu Hassan Soja said members were directed to stop supplying scrap metal to iron-smelting companies.

[Punch Newspapers](https://punchng.com/scrap-dealers-begin-15-day-warning-strike-over-pricing-dispute/)

## Dealers’ allegations

The association alleged that some buyers reduced agreed prices after delivery and used disputed weighing procedures. It asked the federal government to intervene; these claims were presented as the dealers’ account of the dispute.

[Punch Newspapers](https://punchng.com/scrap-dealers-begin-15-day-warning-strike-over-pricing-dispute/)

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