Nigeria tackles fuel subsidies
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Subsidising cheap fuel costs the government in Abuja more than $2bn (Â£1.25bn) a year - and President Olusegun Obasanjo has spent much of his second term in power trying to get rid of that subsidy.
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Trade unions in Nigeria threaten to call a general strike in protest at recent fuel price hikes.
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still near the record high of $53 a barrel -- slipped a little Friday, as Nigerian union leaders and government officials entered last-minute talks to resolve a dispute over rising fuel prices.
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A general strike gripped Nigeria on Wednesday, posing the first significant test for the country&#39;s new president and putting oil markets on edge over supplies from one of the world&#39;s top crude exporters.
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Nigeria&#39;s main trade union body has said it is planning a second general strike to protest at fuel price rises, warning it would target oil production.
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Unions began a four-day strike against  rising fuel prices in Nigeria on Monday, helping drive world  oil prices to record highs even though shipments from Africa's  top producer were unaffected.
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No. 7 oil exporter turns to court to stop 3-day-old general strike that threatens crude shipments. ABUJA, Nigeria  - The Nigerian government sought a court injunction Wednesday to stop a three-day
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A sudden aviation fuel shortage grounds domestic and international flights out of Nigeria's commercial centre.
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LAGOS: A four-day general strike over rising fuel prices has begun in Nigeria, Africa&#39;s largest oil producer. The largest trade union grouping in the country, the Nigerian Labour Congress, said more strikes
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Nigeria's government offers to meet most union demands, ahead of Wednesday's general strike.
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Bush's visit will focus on a partnership promoting a fuel that's cleaner, cheaper, and more readily available than oil.
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A nationwide strike went on Monday in Nigeria to protest against rising fuel prices, bringing much ofAfrica&#39;s top oil producer to a near standstill.
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Nigeria is working to soon restore losses in oil production because of militant attacks on some pipelines, the country's finance minister said Tuesday.
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Indonesia's government confirms it is considering raising fuel prices by as much as 30%, a move critics say will hurt the poor.
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Nigeria's umbrella union body, the  Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said late on Tuesday it would  give the government until Sunday to reverse a 20 percent hike  in domestic fuel prices or it would call a general strike.
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LAGOS, Nigeria - With world oil prices surging to new highs, union leaders in Nigeria imposed a four-day strike yesterday across this volatile West African nation to protest the rising cost of fuel at home, shutting down huge swathes of the commercial
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Nigeria's senate is considering penalties against Shell for refusing to pay a $1.5bn pollution order.