Nigeria is a major crude producer but lacks refining capacity and is forced to import most of its fuel requirements.
Nigeria’s major unions on Tuesday called for a national strike next week in protest at the government’s response to tackling the rising cost of living.
The National Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress said they had to call an indefinite strike on October 3 because the government failed to address their concerns in talks over how to ease the financial burden for Nigerians. The NLC brings together unions for many industries from nurses to road workers and printers while the TUC represents senior bank workers and high school teachers among others.
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