Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Nigeria braces for general strike after talks fail

(Reuters) - A general strike in Africa's top oil producer will go ahead on Wednesday as planned after unions rejected government concessions on fuel prices as too little too late.

Unions met on Tuesday to consider the government's offer to reduce pump prices by 5 naira (4 cents) a litre, but decided only a full reversal of the 10-naira rise could avert the action, which may cut oil supplies from the world's eighth largest exporter.


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