Strikes Protesting Price Hikes Close Lagos Airport
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LAGOS, Nigeria — Strikes over gasoline price hikes closed Lagos’ international airport on Friday, grounding domestic and international flights and stranding thousands of travelers, Radio Nigeria reported.
A modest price increase on April 10 for gasoline and other petroleum products sparked student riots and other protests leading to a wave of strikes in northern cities, which spread to the capital on Thursday.
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