For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
MIGRANT CRISIS: Another Shameful By-product of Capitalism Amidst debates and concerns about the growing migrant crisis, Lanre Arogundade hereby offers a working class socialist perspective and analysis of some key issues involved. By Lanre Arogundade WORST THAN WORLD WAR PERIOD The figures commonly bandied in the world’s leading elite media about the number of migrants or refugees seeking asylum or
Apathy as Cote d’ Ivoire Holds Presidential Election By Jules Konan, Ivorian Committee for a Workers’ International sympathizing group The mood in Côte d’Ivoire is a very unusual one at the moment as the presidential elections scheduled for October 25 approaches. It can only be characterized as a complete apathy towards the outcome, mixed with fear that the country might
HOUSING CRISIS FOR MILLIONS IN NIGERIA: Only a Working People’s Government With Socialist Policies Can Guarantee Massive Housing for the Working People and the Poor By Dimeji Macaulay Housing crisis is a huge issue for Nigerians. Millions live in homes that have been precariously built in terrible places that have life threatening environment in the “showcase” Federal Capital Territory, let
FOR A NEW NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE! By Segun Sango, National Chairman, SPN The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) urgently calls on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to now take seriously the need to fight for a new national minimum wage. We hold that apart from the fact that the current minimum wage, which was last
NO TO ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE By Aj Dagga Tolar With over N4 trillion of public fund spent on electricity in the past sixteen years, there is particularly no reason whatsoever why any part of the country should be in darkness, and yet the situation on ground is that many communities in the country are not even connected to the national
BAILOUT FOR STATES: Can They Really Bail Working People Out? By Kola Ibrahim When the federal government announced a bailout plan for embattled state governments, there was a kind of relief for workers and pensioners, who have been made the sacrificial lamb of the gross mismanagement of the funds that have accrued to these state governments. According to the Nigerian
Which Way Forward for the Workers’ Movement in Nigeria? By Ayo Ademiluyi Almost every day it is becoming clearer and clearer that the workers’ movement in Nigeria requires a radical revival as the movement is in a parlous state. At a time when a new economic crisis is developing, tens of thousands of workers are not being paid, tens of
Nigeria’s Economic Crisis Deepens By Peluola Adewale The Nigerian economy is not yet out of the woods. Though the official report from the third quarter has not been released, nothing suggests we have already seen the worst with the last quarter report. More than anything, it appears that high oil price, the major driver of the growth of the last
CHANGE: Through Reform or Revolution? By H.T. Soweto Five months (5) after its inauguration, the Buhari government which was swept into power in an historic election continues to enjoy perhaps the most widespread support any government has ever had. After 16 years of brutal assault on living standards and democratic rights and serial corruption by the former ruling People’s Democratic
VICTORY FOR LACASERA WORKERS PICKETING FORCES MANAGEMENT TO RECALL WORKERS AND ALLOW UNIONIZATION By Chinedu Bosah, Publicity Secretary, CDWR Chinedu Bosah, CDWR Publicity Secretary, addressing the protesting workers – photo DSM (Click to enlarge) The picketing of La Casera, an Indian owned company, that started on September 11, 2015, was led by the National Union of Food, Beverage, Tobacco employees
NLC PICKETS COMPANIES TO MARK WORLD DECENT WORK DAY TRADE UNION LEADERS MUST DEEPEN STRUGGLE AGAINST ANTI-LABOUR PRACTICES By Chinedu Bosah Stop Precarious work demo – photo DSM Workers and some key leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and members of pro-labour organizations affiliated to Joint Action Front (JAF) converged on October 7, 2015 at the secretariat of the
BURKINA FASO: Mass Revolt Foils Coup Independent Working Class Political Solution Urgently Needed Abbey Trotsky, DSM It was barely a year ago that a mass movement of working people and youths forced Blaise Compaore, the long-time dictatorial ruler of Burkina Faso, to abdicate power. Since then, there has not been any serious political event in the landlocked country that has
NATIONAL STUDENTS’ RETREAT IN MEMORY OF CHIMA UBANI Gathering Shows Potential to Rebuild the Students’ Movement By Michael Ogundele and Dimeji Macaulay Lanre Arogundade, former NANS President and NEC Member DSM 450 – photo DSM On Monday 21st September, 2015 the Centre for Popular Education (CEPED), a platform of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and Amilcar Cabral Ideological School
Aregbesola Government Should Accede to the Demands of Lecturers and Medical Officers in Osun State Government should pay all outstanding salaries, deductions and pensions of workers Aregbesola should Stop Bullying the Press The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State, bemoans the failure of the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola-led Osun State government to accede to the genuine demands of the academic staff
No Genuine Fight against Corruption UNBANNING OF 113 OIL VESSELS ACCUSED OF STEALING CRUDE OIL SHOWS THE LIMITATION OF BUHARI’S FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION SPN DEMANDS AN OPEN AND DEMOCRATICALLY CONSTITUTED PANEL TO PROBE THE OIL SECTOR AND BRING LOOTERS TO JUSTICE The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the unbanning of 113 oil vessels earlier banned for alleged high level
FOR AN EFFECTIVE STRUGGLE AGAINST ANTI-POOR EDUCATION POLICIES Revive the Students’ Movement! Solidarity Message to a Students Retreat organized by CEPED and ACIS to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of the death of Comrade Chima Ubani holding on Monday 21st September 2015 at the Bayero University Kano (BUK). The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) urges all students’ leaders and activists on
The Continuing Quest to Rebuild NANS and the Students’ Movement Presented by Comrade Lanre Arogundade, NANS President, 1984 – 85; Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, 1995 – 99 and member Democratic Socialist Movement, DSM, at the National Students’ Retreat in Memory of Comrade Chima Ubani @ Bayero University, Kano on September 21, 2015 Introduction May
NLC AND TUC MUST DEMAND AND STRUGGLE FOR A NEW NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT COST OF LIVING AND RATE OF INFLATION An Urgent Imperative The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) urgently calls on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to now take seriously the need to fight for a new national
Labour Holds Nationwide Anti-Corruption Rallies Dagga addressing the rally in Lagos – photo DSM On Thursday September 10, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) held nationwide anti-corruption rallies in Abuja and all the state capitals. The rallies were organized to give support to the official anti-corruption fight or efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari. The members of
‘Bailout’Fund: Aregbesola Government Should Pay All Arrears of Salaries, Allowances, Pensions and Gratuities Now! Workers and retirees must reject half or incomplete salary and pension Labour Movement Should Call Immediate Congress of Workers and organize mass action if all salaries and pensions are not paid We of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, hereby call on the Rauf