For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
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
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
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
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
RECENT STUDENTS’ UPRISING ERC CALLS FOR COORDINATED AND UNITED ACTION Over the past three weeks, students have risen up on several campuses to protest against fees, poor welfare conditions etc. These protests have occurred in UNILAG, BSU, UNIPORT, AAUA, Ogun State College of Health Tech and now UI. At least 3 of these campuses have been closed while two students
DSM Condemns Osun NLC Chairman’s Comments on Salaries and Pensions We of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, express our displeasure over comments credited to the chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi by a television station, absolving the Rauf Aregbesola-led Osun State government of any wrongdoing in the payment of salaries and pension
Capitalism is a Dead-end for Humanity DSM National Committee discusses crises in Nigeria and worldwide Ibukun Omole A cross section of comrades at the meeting – photo DSM (Click to enlarge) The National Committee (NC) meeting of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) held over April 16 and 17 took place as important changes are beginning to be seen as Nigeria’s
Education is not Business, Students are not Customers: Building a Fight Back against education attacks REPORT OF DSM STUDENTS’ WING MEETING By Ibukun Omole On Friday April 15th the students’ wing of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) met. This students’ meeting took place on the eve of a DSM National Committee meeting and was attended by 23 students from 8
Why Socialists fight for the liberation of women Speech by Abibat Jimoh at the DSM National Committee meeting on April 16, 201 Last Thursday, 14 April 2016, makes it exactly two years that 219 school girls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Chibok, Borno State. The fate of the Chibok girls makes it important for us to reflect on
UNILAG students protest poor welfare conditions and high cost of living Comrades Julius Samuel (Prakash) and Ilesanmi Samson (samkol), ERC UNILAG branch coordinator and mobilization officer respectively. On Wednesday, April 6 2016, the University of Lagos students led by the students’ union leaders started a crucial peaceful protest to decry the management’s obvious nonchalance and uncaring attitude towards the precarious
SPN SUPPORTS WARNING STRIKE BEING PROPOSED BY NLC AND TUC LABOUR SHOULD URGENTLY NAME DATES FOR THE ACTION THE LABOUR MOVEMENT MUST LEAD THE WORKING PEOPLE OUT OF THIS SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL QUAGMIRE NIGERIANS NEED GENUINE SOCIALIST CHANGE Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) welcomes the decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to embark on a one-day warning general strike
OGUN SUSPENDED STRIKE: AMOSUN GOVERNMENT REMAINS UNYIELDING ONLY STRUGGLE CAN FORCE GOVERNMENT TO MEET THE WORKERS’ DEMANDS By Eko John Nicholas Following appeals by the Governor Ibikunle Amosun led APC government and paramount traditional rulers in Ogun State, the labour leaders suspended a week-long workers’ strike in the state. The suspension was to give room for the amicable settlement of
Okada Riders and Ajegunle People Protest Police Brutality Protesters march in the community, photo DSM (Click to enlarge) Tunde Yusuf and Fidel Davynovich On Tuesday March 22nd 2016, commercial motorcyclists popularly called okada riders together with activists, socialists and residents of Ajegunle community in Lagos held a protest march against police brutality and extortion. The protest was organized by the
AS ENERGY CRISIS DRIVES NIGERIA TO ANOTHER BRINK, LABOUR SHOULD WAKE FROM SLUMBER Times are Harder; Working People and the poor are Suffering! Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) Statement Nigeria has continued to be gripped – yet again – by acute fuel scarcity. The simultaneous collapse of the already scandalously poor public power supply system – leading in most parts of
THE SEVEN DAY UTIMATUM/THREAT OF STRIKE ISSUED BY THE OYO STATE COUNCIL OF NLC IS NECESSARY AND LONG-OVERDUE We Call for an Immediate General Congress of Workers in the state and a 24-hour Warning Strike with Protest Rallies as a prelude to total strike! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) Oyo State chapter welcomes the decision of the leadership of
Reopening of Shut Secondary Schools in Ile-Ife: Aregbesola government should educate young people; not jail them The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, has been drawn to the reopening of the four secondary schools in Ile-Ife, which were previously shut down by the Osun State government over students’ protest. We in the DSM however reject all
DSM Osun Discusses the Economic Crises in Osun State and Nigeria Report of the DSM Osun Second Quarter Symposium By DSM Reporters The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter held its second quarter symposium on Sunday, 03 April, 2016 at its State Secretariat at No. 123, Station Road, Osogbo. The theme of the symposium was, Osun’s Economic Crisis: What
Ajegunle People Protest against Police Brutality Innocent people killed by the police (Click to enlarge) By HT Soweto On Tuesday 22 March 2016, Okada riders, activists, socialists and community people of Ajegunle made good their promise to stage a protest against the incessant cases of police brutality, extortion and brutal killings of innocent and poor Nigerians by the police. Protesting
WHEN THERE IS NO WATER FOR THE POOR TO DRINK A Failure of Capitalism By Fidel Davynovich DSM Ajegunle Branch Today, 22 March, 2016, the world is celebrating World’s Water Day. A day set aside when different organizations, institutions and government agencies sit in round table to hold seminars and programs to discuss about the shortages of water for a
FREE MOSHOOD NOW! Stop Police Brutality in Ajegunle Moshood addressing a mass meeting on police brutality in Ajegunle – photo DSM Comrade Moshood Oshunfunrewa, a leading member of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in Ajegunle, Lagos, was arrested this afternoon (March 21) by the police over the protest being fixed for tomorrow against police killings, brutality and extortion in Ajegunle. He