Nigeria braces for labour strike
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Nigerian unions have clashed in court with the oil giant Shell as the labour movement flexed its muscles ahead of a nationwide general strike.
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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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LAGOS : Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began 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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A nation-wide strike is under way in Nigeria to protest fuel price increases in the oil-rich west African nation. Reports from Abuja, the Nigerian capital, and Lagos, the country&#39;s commercial cenbter, say
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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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ABUJA, Nigeria  - The chief of Nigeria's main labour organization vowed that a four-day countrywide strike to protest fuel price hikes will go ahead Monday as planned, and accused President Olusegun Obasanjo of shunning dialogue to resolve union grievances.
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Lagos, Nigeria, 10/11 - The four-day strike called by a coalition of Nigerian labour unions and civil society organisations to protest recent fuel price hike started Monday in the country.
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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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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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The chief of Nigeria&#39;s main labour organization vowed that a four-day countrywide strike to protest fuel price hikes will go ahead Monday as planned, and accused President Olusegun Obasanjo of shunning dialogue to resolve union
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Nigeria&#39;s crippling general strike entered its third day Friday after overnight talks between labour unions and government officials ended in deadlock.
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By Chris Nwachuku, Hilda Esin in Lagos and Hammed Shittu in Osogbo. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its main allies, the civil society organisation yesterday resolved to embark on indefinite strike from
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Portugal is braced for strikes as unions protest against reforms aimed at making the economy more competitive.
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The two main oil-worker unions in Nigeria said they called off a strike planned for Monday to protest insecurity in the restive petroleum-producing region pending a meeting with President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Nigeria's union boss vows to go ahead with a four-day strike from Monday against fuel prices rises.
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Long queues are reported at Nigerian petrol stations as the main unions look set to call a strike over fuel price rises.
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Nigerian unions began a four-day strike  on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs  although shipments from Africa's top exporter were unaffected.