Strike to go ahead despite arrest of Nigeria&#39;s union leader
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Some misunderstanding led to the brief detention of the leader of the Nigerian umbrella workers&#39; union, the country&#39;s security agency insisted on Saturday, as union officials vowed
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The head of Nigeria's main labor union said Tuesday the group would decide over the next 24 hours whether to restart a four-day strike that crippled business throughout Africa's most populous nation earlier this month.
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A nationwide strike is underway on Monday in Nigeria to protest against rising fuel prices, bringing much of Africa&#39;s top oil producer to a near standstill.
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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.
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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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A general strike in Nigeria, which has raised fears over oil supply from the world&#39;s seventh-largest exporter, will likely end its first phase on Thursday &quot;all going well&quot;, union leaders said.
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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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A general strike in Nigeria which has  raised fears over oil supplies was set to enter a fourth day  after a court rebuffed a government request to declare it  illegal on Wednesday.
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Soaring fuel prices have prompted Nigeria&#39;s main union to plan a Nov. 16 strike against the Royal Dutch-Shell group, the BBC reported Monday.
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Nigerian security forces arrested the  country's top union official at gunpoint on Saturday, his union  said, ahead of a general strike called for Monday which the  government has declared illegal.
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Unions begin a general strike to protest at last month's elections, as Nigeria's new leader prepares to take power.
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Lagos - Nigeria&#39;s main umbrella union would go ahead with a general strike today amid confusion over the whereabouts of its leader following his detention by security agents, the blue-collar Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said yesterday.
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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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Union leaders in Nigeria vow to press on with a general strike despite government efforts to promote talks.
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Nigeria's main trade union says it will hold a second general strike which could target oil production.
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ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian unions threatened to extend their nationwide general strike, which entered its third day on Wednesday, increasing concerns about production in Africa&#39;s biggest oil-exporting nation.
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A general strike in Nigeria which has  raised fears over oil supply from the world's seventh largest  exporter, will likely end its first phase on Thursday, union  leaders said.