{"id":159739,"date":"2024-06-04T03:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T02:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-is-nigeria-coping-with-the-general-strike-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T03:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T02:01:53","slug":"how-is-nigeria-coping-with-the-general-strike-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-is-nigeria-coping-with-the-general-strike-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Nigeria coping with the general strike? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ICyIBrA_hTA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How is Nigeria coping with the general strike? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ICyIBrA_hTA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Africa&#8217;s most populous country, Nigeria, came to a standstill on Monday due to a nationwide general strike in favor of an increase in the minimum wage. came to a standstill. Members of the largest unions in the country of 220 million people shut down the power grid, airports, industrial ports, and many public services. Banks, schools, and government offices remained closed. According to the unions, the strike Unions say the strike is indefinite.<br \/>\nThe West African country is in the midst of its worst economic crisis in more than two decades.   <\/p>\n<p>Nigerians blame President Bola Tinubu&#8217;s economic reforms for the rapidly rising inflation that has led to a massive increase in the cost of living in the oil-rich West African country. Shortly after taking office 13 months ago, Tinubu scrapped fuel subsidies and devalued the local currency to attract foreign investors. Analysts say the reforms have led to a doubling of petrol prices, rising food and transport costs, and an increase in imported goods&#8217; prices.<\/p>\n<p>We talk to our correspondent Olisa Chukwumah about the first day of the general strike.<\/p>\n<p>#nigeria #generalstrike <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<br \/>\nFollow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTwitch: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/dwnews_hangout<br \/>\nF\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa&#8217;s most populous country, Nigeria, came to a standstill on Monday due to a nationwide general strike in favor of an increase in the minimum wage. came to a standstill. 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