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Nigerian Strike Enters Second Day

Thursday, June 21, 2007 3:53:56 AM
By EDWARD HARRIS

People walk past as they protest in the street against government price rises in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Nigeria's powerful labor unions launched a general strike Wednesday to protest government price hikes, leaving many schools and banks shuttered and normally bustling streets quieter in Africa's oil giant.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A general strike called by unions seeking to overturn government price hikes moved into its second day on Thursday, with streets increasingly deserted across Africa's most-populous nation.

The country's main economic activities appeared to be grinding to a halt, with banks and government offices closed for a second day, although there was no word on any oil production or export cuts from Africa's biggest producer of crude.

With fuel-delivery tankers stilled by the work action that began Wednesday, motorists were unable to fill their automobiles, forcing increasing ranks of workers to stay at home.


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