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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LAGOS, Nigeria - With world oil prices surging to new highs, union leaders in Nigeria imposed a four-day strike yesterday across this volatile West African nation to protest the rising cost of fuel at home, shutting down huge swathes of the commercial
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Nigerian unions threatened to disrupt power and water supplies on Friday after talks collapsed on the third day of a general strike to protest against a rise in fuel prices.
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Nigeria&#39;s crippling general strike entered a third day Friday with labour leaders and government officials deadlocked after all-night talks ended in failure.
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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 unions have decided to hold an indefinite general strike on November 16 to protest against rising fuel prices in the world&#39;s eighth largest oil exporter.
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Commentators in the Nigerian press largely back the four-day general strike against the government&#39;s decision to increase petrol prices.
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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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The Nigerian government sought a court  injunction on Wednesday to stop a three-day-old general strike  which has raised fears about oil supplies from the world's  seventh largest exporter.
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Oil workers in a key Nigerian petroleum center said they would go ahead with a strike planned Monday unless two expatriate oil executives blamed for cutting worker benefits heed their call to leave the country.
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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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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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A four-day general strike begins against fuel price rises in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer.
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A four-day strike against fuel price rises in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, begins.
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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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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 president vows tough action after a spate of kidnappings of foreign workers in the oil-rich Niger Delta.