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Nigeria:
Hundreds Protest Fuel Subsidy Removal in Lagos
This Day, 3 January 2012
Hundreds of Lagosians Tuesday trouped to major roads and commercial centres to protest the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Protesters Shut Down Lagos, Ibadan Over Fuel Subsidy
Leadership, 3 January 2012
Protests over the decision of the federal government to remove subsidy on petroleum products spread as residents shut down business and commercial activities in Lagos and Ibadan,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Police Join Protests Against Fuel Subsidy Scrapping
Vanguard, 3 January 2012
A new dimension was added to the protest against the removal of fuel subsidy on Tuesday, when some officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos staged a peaceful demonstration to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Thousands Protest Fuel Subsidy Scrapping
Daily Trust, 3 January 2012
Thousands of people attended rallies in Abuja, Lagos and Kano yesterday to protest removal of fuel subsidy which heaved up petrol prices to as much as N160 per litre in parts of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Labour Unions Threaten Strikes and Protests Over Oil Subsidy Removal
The Moment, 2 January 2012
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Sunday, January 1, served notice on the Federal Government of their plan to embark on industrial action… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Police Fire Tear Gas to Break Up Fuel Protest
RNW Africa, 2 January 2012
Nigerian police fired tear gas on Monday to break up a protest in the capital Abuja over soaring petrol prices after the government launched a deeply controversial measure to end… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Unions Threaten Mass Protests Over Fuel Price
This Day, 2 January 2012
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a showdown with the Federal Government through mass protests and strikes until the price of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fuel Subsidy Removal - Prepare for a Showdown, NLC, TUC Tell Nigerians
Vanguard, 1 January 2012
The NLC and the TUC in a joint statement issued by Owei Lakemfa and John Kolawole respectively Acting General Secretary, NLC and Secretary General of the TUC said: Read more »