Tough talking over Nigeria strike
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Both the Nigerian government and trade unions harden their positions over a general strike.
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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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Nigerian unions on Monday delayed the start of a general strike two days but warned it could hit oil exports from Africa&#39;s biggest producer.
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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 general strike in oil exporter Nigeria may be extended beyond Thursday if the government continues to crack down on protesters violently, union chief Adams Oshiomhole said on Tuesday.
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Nigerian unions Wednesday launched a general strike over a steep hike in fuel prices in one of the world&#39;s foremost oil exporters, in a first big test for the countryÃÂÃÂs new president, Umaru Yar-Adua.
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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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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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The chief of Nigeria&#39;s main labor organization vowed that a four-day nationwide strike to protest fuel price hikes will go ahead yesterday as planned, and accused President Olusegun Obasanjo of shunning dialogue to resolve union grievances.
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Nigeria's main oil workers unions will meet with President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abuja to try to end the unrest threatening oil companies in the Niger Delta, labour leaders said.
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As soon as oil traders heard Wednesday that oil workers in Nigeria, a major petroleum exporter, threatened to join a national strike, their frenzied bidding drove up the price of crude oil by more than 90 cents, to more than $52 a barrel.
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afrol News, 11 October - Nigeria&#39;s trade unions today again lashed out against the hike in prices of petroleum products, organising a nation-wide strike.
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An indefinite strike by the main labour unions in Nigeria entered its fourth day Saturday with no immediate hope of an agreement with the government on the contentious issue of petrol prices.
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Astana - London. October 11. KAZINFORM refers to BBC News - Fuel price rises have hit many Nigerians very hard. A four-day general strike over rising fuel prices has begun in Nigeria, Africa&#39;s largest oil producer.
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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 Unions Declare Royal Dutch/Shell an &#39;Enemy,&#39; Say Nov. 16 Strike Will Target Oil Exports. President of the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) Adams Oshiomhole speaks to journalist in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.
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A four-day strike against fuel price rises in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, begins.