Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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FUEL PRICE HIKE: LABOUR STRIKE WAS TOO WEAK TO WIN ANY CONCESSION

FUEL PRICE HIKE: LABOUR STRIKE WAS TOO WEAK TO WIN ANY CONCESSION By Peluola Adewale The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Ayuba Wabba called off on May 22 its indefinite strike action against hike in fuel price by Muhammadu Buhari government just after three days of action. This strike, which commenced on May 18, was the least successful of

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SPN SUPPORTS N56,000 NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE

SPN SUPPORTS N56,000 NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE Labour Must also Fight for Settlement of Unpaid Salaries and Pension By Segun Sango National Chairperson, SPN The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) welcomes the recent decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to demand the new national minimum wage of N56, 000. We hold that this is long

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RISING COST OF LIVING: How will the Poor Survive?

RISING COST OF LIVING: How will the Poor Survive? By Chinedu Bosah Before now, the cost of living was mostly impacted by the continued free fall of Naira against the dollar occasioned by fall crude oil price and weak productive economy. And as a largely import dependent country, prices of goods and services moved up. This would not have been

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OIL SECTOR: Deregulation is Deadly Poison

OIL SECTOR: Deregulation is Deadly Poison By Kola Ibrahim The Buhari/APC government, after perambulating for a year, has come down to its real agenda continuation of the ruinous neo-liberal policies of the past i.e. deregulation and privatization. The government has hiked fuel price from N86 to N145. Before the new increment, the government had deliberately allowed fuel marketers to unofficially

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Socialist Democracy General Strike Special Edition May 2016

Socialist Democracy General Strike Special Edition May 2016 FUEL PRICE HIKE AND ELECTRICITY TARIFF Enough of Suffering and Smiling Fight until Total Reversal Buhari/APC Change is anti-poor Change Support Struggle for Socialist Change By HT Soweto There is no other way to describe the announcement on Wednesday 11 May 2016 by the Minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, of

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Herdsmen Menace: SPN Condemns Mass Killings of Nigerians

Herdsmen Menace: SPN Condemns Mass Killings of Nigerians We condemn government’s half-hearted and haphazard Approach We call for united movement of peace-loving communities and herdsmen to resist and disarm criminal herders For socialist programmes for modern agricultural system for food security and to end the horrors of climate crisis The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) joins millions of Nigerians to

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HIKE IN FUEL PRICE TO N145 IS THE HEIGHT OF INSENSITIVITY AND CRUELTY

HIKE IN FUEL PRICE TO N145 IS THE HEIGHT OF INSENSITIVITY AND CRUELTY SPN DEMANDS IMMEDIATE REVERSAL TO N86.50 FOR A 72-HOUR GENERAL STRIKE NLC, TUC AND PRO-LABOUR GROUPS MUST RESIST DEREGULATION OF THE OIL INDUSTRY The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns in strong terms the 67% hike in the price of fuel to N145 and hereby demands an

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2016 May Day: Workers Celebrate Day Amidst Unpaid Salaries and Rising Cost of Living

2016 May Day: Workers Celebrate Day Amidst Unpaid Salaries and Rising Cost of Living By Peluola Adewale Textile Labour Union in Abuja, photo DSM   (Click to enlarge) This year’s May Day was held at a period when a majority of states, 24 according to the Vanguard newspaper, owe workers backlogs of salaries. Even those who collected salaries have seen their

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2016 MAY DAY: SPN Message

2016 MAY DAY: SPN Message SPN FELICITATES WITH NIGERIAN WORKERS THE LABOUR MOVEMENT MUST LEAD THE WORKING PEOPLE OUT OF THIS SOCIO-ECONOMIC CRISIS Only Struggle Can Win N56, 000 Minimum Wage A 24-hour General Strike and Mass Protest is Long Overdue! Socialist Change is the only Genuine Change The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) felicitates with Nigerian workers as they