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Nigeria
University
Union Plans Strike Over World Bank Project
P.M. News (Lagos) July 19, 2000
By Victor Ofure Osehobo/Benin
"Lagos - As
the World Bank identification mission worries Abuja to reach an agreement
with Nigerian education officials to identify the objective of the 'Nigerian
Universities System Innovation Project', the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) is warming up for what its officials in Benin call
"the mother of all strikes," which may last two years."
A
Personal Account of the Ongoing General Strike in Nigeria
Monday, June 12th 2000
"The day after we arrived in Nigeria, Thursday the 2nd of June,
the government announced large increases in the prices of petrol, diesel
and kerosene, the principal cooking fuel. The prices of all three were
increased by 10 Naira per litre (10 cents) which amounts to a 50% price
rise on petrol, now 30 Naira per litre, and almost 60% on kerosene.
It did not take us long to learn of the increase. Driving along Kingsway
road in Ikoyi, Lagos in a taxi, in typically heavy traffic, another
taxi pulled up alongside us and the driver shouted something angrily
at our driver in Yoruba. From the tone, we assumed that this was some
sort of dispute but no, our driver turned around to us, shook his head
and said despairingly: "they've put up the price of fuel". Later that
evening, the radio stations phone-in shows rang out with angry callers.
Fury was widespread since the price rises had immediately caused large
knock-on rises in public transport fares and food prices were expected
to follow as extra transport costs kicked in."
General
Strike Enters Fifth Day
Panafrican News Agency
June 12, 2000
"Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) The paralysing general strike in Nigeria
over the increase in the prices of petroleum products entered the fifth
day Monday with no sign of a let-off as the leadership of the country's
labour congress deliberate on the grave situation."
Business
paralysed as strike in Nigeria continues
Daily Mail & Guardian
13 June 2000
"The strike
in Nigeria over recent fuel price increases entered its second day on
Friday, paralysing business activities, as well as international and
domestic flights."
Behind
the strife, economic and political problems in Nigeria
Daily Mail & Guardian, 6 March
"The violence
of last week has been blamed on Nigeria's stagnant economy, with parliament
haggling over the government's 2000 budget since last November."
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