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Nigeria paralysed by general strike (BBC)

internationalist | 16.01.2002 17:48

Further to earlier posting; BBC report on general strike by Nigerian Labour Congress against high fuel prices.

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- Homepage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1763000/1763333.stm

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nice one

16.01.2002 18:08

just what the doctor order

rich

The Empire Strikes Back

17.01.2002 12:28

Nigerian Labour Congress leader re-arrested, along with eighteen other trade union activists; government evidently determined to break the strike; link to BBC report:

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- Homepage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1765000/1765187.stm

The Empire Strikes Back

17.01.2002 14:28

Update; government trying to break strike; Nigerian Labour Congress leader re-arrested along with at least eighteen others; link to BBC report:

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- Homepage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1765000/1765187.stm