Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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N30,000 Minimum Wage: Labour Must Declare a Two-Day General Strike

N30,000 Minimum Wage: Labour Must Declare a Two-Day General Strike SPN Calls for a Sustained Struggle for N30,000 Minimum Wage and its Full Implementation For Living Wage Join SPN The Socialist Party of Nigeria welcomes the rejection of N27,000 as the new minimum wage by the labour centres as reported in the news. The fact is that the figure is

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UPDATE: Abbey Trotsky Released by DSS

UPDATE: Abbey Trotsky Released by DSS Following local and international online and other protests, the Department of State Service (DSS) has released Abiodun Bamigboye (Abbey Trotsky), the gubernatorial candidate of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) in Oyo State, from detention. He was detained for about 6 hours on January 21 at the Ibadan office of the secret police. He

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DSS arrests SPN Gubernatorial Candidate in Oyo State

DSS arrests SPN Gubernatorial Candidate in Oyo State #RELEASE COMRADE ABIODUN BAMIGBOYE (Abbey Trotsky) Information reaching us is that Comrade Abiodun Bamigboye, gubernatorial candidate of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) in Oyo State, has been unjustly detained by men of the Department of State Services (DSS). This detention is clearly an act of desperation by the Nigerian state to

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Zimbabwe: general strike in immediate response to price hikes

Zimbabwe: general strike in immediate response to price hikes by Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) reporters A three day general strike in Zimbabwe was set in motion on January 14 in response to the deteriorating economic situation in the country. The strike was organised by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and local activists as an immediate challenge

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ERC REITERATES HER PRINCIPLED SUPPORT FOR ASUU, ASUP STRIKES

ERC REITERATES HER PRINCIPLED SUPPORT FOR ASUU, ASUP STRIKES Condemns NANS for opposing a nationwide strike against Education Underfunding The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) wishes to reiterate her principled support for the ongoing strike of ASUU and ASUP. We believe this strike, which is about compelling government to fulfill its social responsibility in terms of funding public education and improving

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New Minimum Wage: SPN Supports January 8, 2019 National Mass Protest

New Minimum Wage: SPN Supports January 8, 2019 National Mass Protest We call for mass mobilization of workers, youth and the masses Labour Movement should build a new political alternative to the capitalist political class The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) hereby welcomes the latest decision of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to re-start national mass protests across the country