Nigerian unions begin 4-day strike against fuel price hike
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LAGOS - Nigerian unions began a four-day general strike yesterday to protest against rising fuel prices, issuing their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his programme of economic reforms.
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Nigerian labor leaders say they will end a four-day old general strike called to protest rising fuel prices in Africa&#39;s largest oil-producing nation.
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Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began a nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as President Olusegun Obasanjo's sought to draw union leaders into talks and world oil prices soared.
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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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A four-day general strike in Nigeria is expected to end shortly, with neither the unions nor government giving ground.
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Negotiations between the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and the government over rising fuel prices collapsed on Friday, forcing the labor to begin its planned strikenext week with the first phase lasting four days.
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Nigerian trade union leaders have vowed to press on with their four-day general strike, despite government efforts to placate them with talks.
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Nigeria's trade unions call off a four-day general strike over a rise in petrol prices, after talks with the government.
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Nigeria&#39;s largest labor union is on strike to protest the rising prices of fuel in Africa&#39;s largest oil-producing country, defying a court order declaring the labor action illegal.
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Defiant Nigerian union leaders took their nationwide general strike into a third day and gave no sign of faltering over their demand that President Olusegun Obasanjo find a way to slash fuel prices.
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Nigeria's main umbrella union said Sunday it would go ahead with a general strike in Africa's top oil producer Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.
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Nigeria's government cuts the price of fuel in a bid to avert a planned general strike by the country's biggest unions.
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Trade unions have joined a government team to find ways of easing the impact of a 25% rise, but refused to end the protest. Nigeria is Africa&#39;s biggest oil producer and is seeking to cut heavily subsidised fuel prices.
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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 will
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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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Nigerian unions began a four-day strike  on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs  although shipments from Africa's top exporter were unaffected.
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LAGOS, Oct 31  - Nigeria&#39;s main trade union body and a coalition of civil society groups vowed Sunday to bring their country&#39;s workforce out on strike from November 16 as their latest protest against rising fuel prices.