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Nigeria’s main unions to strike over petrol, power price hikes

Nigeria’s main unions to strike over petrol, power price hikes

NIGERIA’S main labour unions will begin an indefinite strike on Monday to protest an increase in power and petrol prices, the leader of the body said, after a meeting with the government two weeks ago ended in a deadlock. The Nigerian Labour Congress, which represents millions of workers across most sectors of Africa's biggest economy, including parts of the oil industry, plans to embark on a general strike starting next week, leader Ayuba Wabba said. A reversal of the petrol and power price hikes would avert the strike, Wabba said in a statement. The government has not yet responded to…
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