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January 13, 2012

Nigerian Oil Workers Set Sunday Deadline to Restore Fuel Subsidy 
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Nigerian oil workers are vowing to suspend oil production nationwide on
Sunday as part of a general strike. Tens of thousands of Nigerians have
taken to the streets over the past five days in protest of the lifting
of a fuel subsidy and rampant corruption. On Thursday, Nigeria's oil
workers' union gave the government of Goodluck Jonathan a Sunday
deadline to reinstate the fuel subsidy or face a complete shutdown of
oil production. 
Nigeria is Africa’s top crude producer and a key supplier to the
United States.



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