For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
South Africa: Battle for control of mining sector Statement on the retrenchment threats by Anglo America n Platinum and Harmony Gold Weizmann Hamilton, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI South Africa) The agreement by Anglo American Platinum to place a moratorium on their retrenchments cannot be trusted. The moratorium is for sixty days only and the conditions they have cited as making
Sahel: No to the war in Mali! Imperialist intervention will deepen crisis and instability Cedric Gerome, Committee for a Workers’ International January’s four day-long hostage crisis at the major ‘In Amenas’ gas facility in South East Algeria and its bloody outcome sent shockwaves out internationally as it was seen to mark a widening of the on-going conflict in Mali. In
Osun state Minimum Wage Struggle – What Next? After more than a year after the last strike, workers in Osun State under the two umbrella unions – NLC and TUC – have restarted agitation for the implementation of the nationally legislated N18, 000 minimum wage. As at Thursday, 31st January, 2013, three congresses of workers have been held in the
Nigeria’s “Jail the Gays” Bill: Homosexuals face legalised repression and lynching This undemocratic bill has nothing to do with “morality”, “religion” or “protecting African values” as conservative capitalist lawmakers would have us believe. Rather it is an agenda by a corrupt ruling class to divert attention from the crisis of poverty, unemployment and mass misery as a result of corruption
MALI: IMPERIALIST INTERVENTION OFFERS NO HOPE FOR THE WORKING MASSES By Lanre Arogundade From Liberia to the Congos and Somalia; Sierra Leone to Rwanda and Burundi; Sudan to South-Sudan and Kenya; Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire), Nigeria and now Mali, significant proportions of post-colonial or neo-colonial Africa are witnessing state failures. As the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), has always emphasized, the
NIPOST PENSIONERS’ STRUGGLE GOVERNMENT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PAY ALL PENSION ARREARS AND 2/3 GRATUITY NOW! Picketing of the post offices by the retirees of the NIPOST protesting the non-payment of 72 months arrears of pensions and two-third of gratuities being owed by the government, photo DSM Since December 24, 2012, the offices of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) throughout the country
Mali: French army intervention will amplify the chaos For a mass struggle of workers and poor to defeat imperialism and fundamentalist reaction Leila Messaoudi, Gauche Révolutionnaire (CWI in France) The sudden decision for a direct French military intervention in Northern Mali has not come from nowhere. Preparations for this have been underway for a number of weeks. French President, Francois
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) STOP VICTIMISATION OF ACTIVISTS CAMPAIGNING FOR RESTORATION OF BANNED UNION! FOR STUDENTS’ UNION ELECTIONS NOW!! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) calls on authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) to stop the victimization of 12 activists, 4 of whom are our members, who have been campaigning for the restoration of the banned Students’ Union. For organizing symposium
OAU: Authorities Plan To Victimise Activists Campaigning For Restoration of Banned Union Appeal for protest letters and solidarity Jolted by the successful boycott of lectures on 5 December 2012, the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have unveiled plans to victimise 12 student activists. 4 of them are members of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) – CWI Nigeria.
NANS CONVENTION 2012: Does The New Leadership Represent a New Dawn For The Student Movement? Statement of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) (This statement was written in December 2012 just a few weeks after the NANS convention which held from 13th-18th December 2012. Since then, about two other presidential candidates have reportedly declared factions, confirming once again that the chief
Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) Release Dr. Dipo Fashina, Abiodun Aremu, Hassan Taiwo Soweto and 2 others now! The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Nigeria condemns in absolute terms the barbaric and irresponsible action of the Lagos State government and the Lagos State Police Command over the arrest and repression of activists who are campaigning and
AAUA DSM Week: Celebrating the ideas of socialism By Chinedu Agbebire AAUA DSM Week: Celebrating the ideas of socialism: a cross section of audience, photo DSM On 22 and 23 November 2012, the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) branch at the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo state, organised “DSM WEEK” – an annual programme to celebrate the ideas of socialism
Lagos: In Defiance of Unfavourable Court Judgement, Okada Riders Resolve to Continue Protest Mobilization for Mass Action on Wednesday 19 December A Grim Battle for Survival Opening up in Lagos By HT Soweto Mobilisation Meeting of okada riders in Agege Lagos on Monday Dec. 17, photo DSM Over a hundred angry okada riders were at a mass meeting on Sunday
SCHOOL OF HYGIENE, IBADAN: A CITADEL OF ATTACK ON DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS! The need to organise to fight for Respect of Democratic Rights of Workers and Students Now!! By Abbey Trotsky Secretary, DSM Oyo State Chapter On the 5th of December 2012, members of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in the School of Hygiene, Eleyele, Ibadan, were denied their democratic right of
Lagos OKADA RIDERS PROTEST BAN AND VICTIMISATION HEAVY ARMED POLICE DISRUPT THE PROTEST MARCH TWO PROTESTERS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE By Chinedu Bosah OKADA RIDERS PROTEST BAN AND VICTIMISATION – placard, photo DSM About 3,000 protesters including the operators of commercial motorcycle, popularly called okada riders and members of left organizations affiliated to the Joint Action Front (JAF) marched in
NANS: Can It Be Reclaimed And How? For years now, successive leaderships of NANS have been completely rightwing, anti-struggle and pro-state. In January during the widely-supported general strike and mass protest against fuel subsidy removal, NANS stood out shamefully on the side of Jonathan’s anti-poor government. With the unrelenting capitalist neo-liberal attack on the right to education and years of
No to INEC’s deregistration of parties For uncensored right to form parties and contest elections Kola Ibrahim Pro-tem Secretary, Osun State chapter Socialist Party of Nigeria The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns in absolute terms the latest action of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in deregistering some 28 political parties under the guise of their non-performance at the
NLC’S MISSION TO RE-CLAIM LABOUR PARTY Nigeria’s incurable socio-political crisis requires an urgent working class socio-political alternative Segun Sango General Secretary Democratic Socialist Movement It is debatable whether currently there is any other country in the whole world afflicted with a greater socio-political crisis more than Nigeria. Potentially, Nigeria should be a success story. With a huge population of about
Education Rights Campaign (ERC), OAU branch, Ile-Ife ON RESTORATION OF OUR UNION: WE ARE ALMOST THERE Transition Committee must answer to Students’ Congress For setting up of electoral Commission/petition now Elections must be conducted based on Union constitution We in the ERC believe it is important to salute the resilience and determination of Great Ife students. The bold activity of
OAU: Students Boycott Lectures To Demand Restoration of Banned Students’ Union By DSM reporters in Ile-Ife OAU student boycott, photo DSM On Wednesday 5 December 2012, students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) boycotted lectures to demand restoration of banned Students’ Union. As early as 8am and for about 6 hours, over 1,000 students marched round the campus to picket