Nigeria General Strike May Be Extended - Union
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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 workers would disrupt their country&#39;s key oil exports of 2.5 million barrels per day with an indefinite general strike from November 16, the country&#39;s top labour leader warned today.
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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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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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Trade unions in Nigeria yesterday threatened to extend a three-day general strike which has shut down much of the country and driven world oil prices to a record high.
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Nigerian unions vowed to intensify a three-day-old strike against a rise in fuel prices in Africa's top oil producer on Friday after overnight talks ended in deadlock.
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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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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&#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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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 general strike in Nigeria which has helped push world oil prices to record highs entered its second day Tuesday, as labor unions continued protest over the rising cost of fuel at home.
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A four-day general strike ends in Nigeria but unions threaten more action in two weeks if petrol prices stay high.
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Nigeria&#39;s main trade union movement has urged people to stockpile food ahead of a looming general strike, officials said Thursday, less than 10 days after President Umaru Yar&#39;Adua took office.
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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 workers will go on strike protesting recent 25 percent increase of petroleum products from Nov. 16, a leading trade unionist said here Sunday.
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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 over a rise in fuel prices brought much of Nigeria to a standstill on Wednesday but oil exports from Africa's top producer were initially unaffected.