For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
AMBODE PUNISHING POOR PEOPLE FOR BEING POOR No to KAI and Task Force By Ayo Ademiluyi There is nothing to describe the height of assault on democratic rights of ordinary citizens by the Lagos State than the distasteful experiences in the hands of various “enforcement and monitoring” agencies of the Lagos State Government. Among several others, the most notorious are
RISING COST OF LIVING: NLC and TUC Must Lead Struggle for a New Living Wage By Bosah Chinedu Since 1945 when Nigerian workers embarked on 45 days general strike against the Colonial authorities for a 50 percent increase in the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), every slight increase in the wage and condition of workers since then has been won
DASUKIGATE: Jail the Looters! Seize their ill-gotten Wealth!! … But Corruption Will Only End Through System Change By H.T. Soweto Revelation of the mindless looting carried out by officials of the immediate-past Jonathan government and key figures in his party has elicited justified outrage across the country. But this comes as no great surprise to very many Nigerians; it confirms
MASS STRUGGLE UNTIL ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE IS REVERSED! NLC and TUC Should Lead Sustained Mass Actions Until the Hike is Reversed and Pre-paid Meters Provided to All Consumers. Despite mass opposition to the tariff hike and subsisting order of the Federal High Court, the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) have gone ahead to implement the outrageous new tariff that will make consumers
DSM Welcomes NLC’s Rejection of Half-Salaries in Osun State Aregbesola government should pay full salaries without retrenchment We Call for an Immediate General Congress of Workers, and a 24-hour Warning Strike with Protest Rallies as a prelude to total strike We call for total recall of all sacked academic and non-academic staff of the state-owned polytechnics and colleges of education