Nigerians Go Ahead With Nationwide Strike
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A nationwide strike to protest fuel price hikes shut down Nigeria's commercial capital on Monday, emptying the streets of most traffic except soldiers and anti-riot police in armored vehicles.
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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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Nigeria ordered immediate cuts in domestic fuel prices today in a bid to avert a looming general strike that unions say will target oil exports.
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A general strike gripped Nigeria on Wednesday, posing the first significant test for the country&#39;s new president and putting oil markets on edge over supplies from one of the world&#39;s top crude exporters.
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LAGOS - Nigerian unions began a four-day general strike yesterday to protest against rising fuel prices, issuing their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his programme of economic reforms.
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The leader of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said a nationwide general strike against rising fuel prices would go ahead as planned from Monday after talks with authorities collapsed.
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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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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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Nigerian unions on Thursday called off a  general strike which had jeopardized oil supplies from the  world's seventh largest exporter for four days, but threatened  more action within weeks unless the government cut fuel prices.
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LAGOS  - The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and a coalition of civil society groups on Monday stepped up efforts to whip up support for a planned general strike, called to protest rising fuel prices in the oil-rich west African country.
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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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Lagos - Nigerian unions began a four-day general strike on Monday in protest at rising fuel prices, launching their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his programme of economic reforms.
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A four-day strike against fuel price rises in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, begins.
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LAGOS - Nigerian unions began a four-day strike on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs although shipments from Africa&#39;s top producer were unaffected.
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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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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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Trade union leaders in Nigeria vow to press on with a general strike despite government efforts to promote talks.