Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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The 2011 General Elections and the Working People

The 2011 General Elections and the Working People On three different dates, April 9, April 16 and April 26, Nigeria held the general elections to elect politicians that would control power at central and state levels for the next four years. For a country of about 150 million people in which over 70% of its citizens live on less than

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N18,000 MINIMUM WAGE PASSED INTO LAW

N18,000 MINIMUM WAGE PASSED INTO LAW Labour Must Fight For Its Implementation across the Federation By Chinedu Bosah Finally, after much delay, the national minimum wage was signed into law on March 25, 2011, just days before the elections started. It was very two years ago that Labour had first tabled the demand for an increase and since then organized

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AJEGUNLE: Multiple Tax, Yet No Development

AJEGUNLE: Multiple Tax, Yet No Development By Aderemi Ismail The city of Rome was built with the blood and sweat of slaves. The same is true of capitalist civilization today which is built on the blood and sweat of working class and poor people. In Lagos State, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)-led government of the State wishes to build

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JONATHAN READING CAMPAIGN: Can He Bring Back The Book?

JONATHAN READING CAMPAIGN: Can He Bring Back The Book? Socialist Democracy chats with AJ. Dagga Tolar, the Chairman of the Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA), Lagos Chapter, on his comments on President Jonathan’s so-called national reading campaign tagged ‘Bring Back the Book’. Excerpt: Socialist Democracy: What is your take on the initiative of President Jonathan’ ‘Bring Back the Book’ and

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2011: Why We Have To Organise And Fight Back

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2011: Why We Have To Organise And Fight Back (The statement of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) on this year celebration of Women’s Day) In recent months, millions of women worldwide have risen up to resist the devastating effect that the economic crisis is having on their lives. Hundreds of thousands of super-exploited textile and

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IVORY COAST: Not Yet Hurray

IVORY COAST: Not Yet Hurray Peluola Adewale No doubt, the capture of Laurent Gbagbo on April 11 2011 by the Alassane Ouattara forces with the huge help from the French army, has brought a huge relief for the vast majority of the Ivorians who have been subjected to harrowing experience of renewed civil war after the November 2010 run-off election.