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Nigeria:
FG, Labour Meeting Deadlocked
Leadership, 12 January 2012
An interface meeting organised by the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee between the organised labour and the federal government last night on the ongoing strike and protest… Read more »
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Nigeria:
No Going Back On Subsidy Removal - FG
Leadership, 12 January 2012
The Federal Government yesterday talked tough on the controversial fuel subsidy, insisting that it would not reverse the fuel price hike it slammed on Nigerians on the New Year… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Citizens Defy Order to Return to Work
RNW Africa, 11 January 2012
Bonfires burned and protesters gathered on Wednesday as Nigerians defied a government order to return to work on the third day of a nationwide strike over fuel prices that has shut… Read more »
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Nigeria:
No Link Between Strike and Violence, Say Unions
RFI, 11 January 2012
Nigerian trade unionists have denied any connection between their general strike and sectarian violence in the north of the country, as oil workers threaten to stop crude… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Man Burns to Death During Protests in Lagos
RNW Africa, 11 January 2012
The ongoing protests against the removal of a fuel subsidy have claimed yet another life in the Nigerian city of Lagos. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Crowds Swell as Protest Enters Day Four
This Day, 12 January 2012
The ongoing strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to protest the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government was bolstered… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Billions Lost to Corruption Could Have Maintained Fuel Subsidy
IPS, 11 January 2012
As a nationwide strike and protests against the lifting of the fuel subsidy paralysed Nigeria for the third day in a row Wednesday, analysts say the billions of dollars a year lost… Read more »
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Nigeria:
FG Must Revert to N65 a Litre of Fuel, Labour Insists
Leadership, 11 January 2012
The NLC has insisted that the Federal Government must revert the pump price of petrol to N65 a litre to enhance dialogue. Read more »