Oil price strike begins in Nigeria
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A four-day national strike has begun in Nigeria in protest at a 25% increase in the cost of oil. Oil executives in Nigeria said they were confident there would be no immediate disruption to exports.
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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&#39;s main umbrella union has said it will go ahead with a general strike in Africa&#39;s top oil producer on Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.
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Oil unions launched a three-day strike Wednesday over worsening security in an oil-rich region on Nigeria as Chevron confirmed the death of one subcontractor and injuries to two others there.
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Abuja - Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began yesterday a four-day nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as labour leaders launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo&#39;s economic reforms.
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Nigeria&#39;s senior union leaders have called for an indefinite general strike to disrupt oil supplies in the Niger Delta. The strike is a protest against Anglo-Dutch giant Shell, which they said is an &quot;enemy of the Nigerian people&quot;.
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Nigeria&#39;s main oil workers union threatened to shut down the country&#39;s oil industry as a nationwide general strike entered its third day Wednesday, increasing concerns about supply from Africa&#39;s biggest crude producer.
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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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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.
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Nigerian oil workers' unions are to stage a brief strike protest at the lack of security in the Niger Delta.
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By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 12/10/2004). Striking oil workers in Nigeria and Norway yesterday drove the price of oil past the $50 a barrel threshold for the first time in London.
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Nigeria's general strike is set to go ahead on Tuesday despite the government's decision to reduce the price of cooking fuel.
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Brent crude futures on the London oil market reached USD50 a barrel today as Nigerian oil workers went on strike. Nigerian unions launched a four-day general strike to protest rising fuel prices, but oil shipments
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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 President Olusegun Obasanjo attempted to calm labor discontent Friday ahead of a planned general strike, saying he would order the reduction of kerosene prices.
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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&#39;s top producer were unaffected.
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A revolt in the African state is threatening to disrupt the country&#39;s most important export. Christian Allen Purefoy reports from Lagos on the latest conflict driving up the price of crude.