Nigerian strikes over fuel price rises set to continue

A NATIONWIDE strike in Nigeria over spiralling fuel prices will continue, two major unions said yesterday after negotiations with the government failed.

The statement from the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress came as confusion remained over whether a threatened shutdown of oil production will occur in Africa’s top oil exporter.

A major oil workers’ union had promised to stop production at midnight on Saturday in solidarity with the demonstrations, jeopardising the country’s production of 2.4 million barrels of oil a day.