Nigerian Strike Continues After Talks Fail to Reach Agreement
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Nigeria’s general strike entered its fifth day, threatening oil exports from Africa’s top producer, after President Goodluck Jonathan and labor leaders failed to end a dispute over fuel subsidies.
Jonathan and union leaders will resume talks tomorrow after holding “fruitful” negotiations yesterday in Abuja, the capital, Abdulwaheed Omar, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, told reporters. The strike has limited trading in stocks and the national currency as well as closed ports and banks and sparked street protests.