For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
DSM National Committee (NC): Proffering Socialist Alternative to Capitalist Crisis “The crucial question now is not if or what, but how to begin immediately to build a Working class political alternative” By H.T Soweto NC motion on Nigeria NC motion on world relations DSM NC March 2013 – Segun Sango, DSM General Secretary, leading discussion on Nigeria Situation and Building
Ongoing Strike of Osun State Tertiary Institutions Lecturers Ilesha Students Solidarity Protest Dispersed by Armed Police By Jamal DSM, OSCE Ilesha On Tuesday 12 March, 2013, students of the Osun State College of Education (OSCE) Ilesha organized themselves at the school Motion Ground to embark on a peaceful protest to support the strike action embarked on by CASUOSTI, the umbrella
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) PRESS STATEMENT LECTURERS STRIKE IN OSUN STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AREGBESOLA MUST MEET THEIR DEMANDS NOW WE CONDEMN POLICE BRUTAL ATTACK OF STUDENTS PROTESTING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRIKING LECTURERS AT OSCE ILESA RELEASE THE FOUR ARRESTED STUDENTS NOW The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) supports the strike action began yesterday Monday 11 March 2013 by lecturers of
Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) statement HANDS OFF NCP! STOP UNDEMOCRATIC DEREGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) strongly warns INEC and its mentors, the PDP, from carrying out their pro-rich, anti-poor agenda to deregister NCP or any other political party for that matter allegedly for failing to win any seat in elections. We state boldly that
Osun DSM and SPN Hold Joint Public Symposium: “Building a Genuine Alternative Political Platform: The Role of Workers, Poor and the Youth” By Kola Ibrahim The Osun State Chapters of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) and Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) held a joint public symposium with the theme: “Building a Genuine Alternative Political Platform: The Role of Workers, Poor and
2013 International Women’s Day Women in Nigeria Suffer Inequality, Brutality and Exploitation For Mass Struggle and Socialist Alternative to Win Gender Equality By Oluwaseun Ogunniyi Women undergo double oppression under capitalism, first for their gender and second, for the vast majority, for being members of the working class. Grave inequality is the hallmark of women’s condition in Nigeria. To win
NUCECFWW National Delegates Conference, Owerri BUILDING A WORKING CLASS POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE By Ayo Ademiluyi The Nigerian Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers held their Fourth Quadrennial National Delegates’ Conference on February 22 in Owerri, the Imo State capital. With the theme, “Employment Deficit and the Panacea of Construction and Wood Sector Growth in a World of Work”,
LAGOS SOCIALIST SCHOOL Nigeria’s Socio-political Problem: Proffering a Socialist Alternative By Fidel Davynovic DSM Ajegunle Branch DSM comrades in Lagos met on Saturday, February 16, for a socialist school with the theme: “Nigeria’s Socio-political Problem: Proffering a Socialist Alternative”. Dagga Tolar led the discussion in analyzing the crisis the working people are going through from one sector to another. The
VICTORY OF NIGERIA IN THE AFCON CHAMPIONSHIP: FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS STILL REMAIN The victory of Nigeria at the 2013 All Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Championship in South Africa is one the veritable evidences that nothing is wrong with Nigerian personality. Globally, Nigerians have excelled in many fields of endeavour in the face of monumental failure of the thieving capitalist ruling
VICTORY OF NIGERIA IN THE AFCON CHAMPIONSHIP: FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS STILL REMAIN The victory of Nigeria at the 2013 All Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Championship in South Africa is one the veritable evidences that nothing is wrong with Nigerian personality. Globally, Nigerians have excelled in many fields of endeavor in the face of monumental failure of the thieving capitalist ruling
Mobile Phones For Rural Farmers Not a Priority By Adeola Soetan The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently came with a proposal to give mobile phones to ten million rural farmers. Depending on the choice of the Agric officials, the cost is put between forty to sixty billion naira only! As reported in the media, the permanent secretary
NIGERIA’S RISING DEBT BURDEN By Eko John Nicholas The recent $1.5bn loan collected by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation from both local and foreign banks, has again underscored the nation’s penchant for borrowing. The NNPC, an agency of the Federal Government under the Ministry of Petroleum, is saddled with the responsibility of managing the nation’s stupendous oil wealth. However, over
CLOSURE OF AJEGUNLE MARKETS: Another Attack on the Poor By Fidel Davynovic Due to the economic crisis that is confronting the poor masses, millions of youths, adults and even aged have to begin to scratch a living in the petty trading to keep life going as an alternative to resolve some immediate needs. But this survival activities being undertaken by
OAU: STRUGGLE FOR RESTORATION OF STUDENTS’ UNION CONTINUES By Wole Olubanji DSM OAU Branch Arising from the boycott of lectures by mass of students on December 5, 2012, the struggle for the restoration of banned Students Union at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) won a concession. This came in the form of a Students Transition Committee (STC) set up by
SYRIA: For United Action of Workers and Youths Needed To Oust Assad By Aj Dagga Tolar As we approach the second year of the revolt against the Bashar al-Assad, there can be no better pact with the devil for an anniversary gift than the call of Syrian opposition leader Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, of the so call Syrian National Coalition (SNC)
Nigeria’s General Strike/Mass Protest against Fuel Price Hike VITAL LESSONS FOR THE WORKING CLASS AND YOUTH (This article first published on 17 April 2012 is republished below, in an edited form, to mark the one year anniversary of the January uprising) By H T Soweto For 6 days running in January 2012, Nigeria was in the throes of a general
2015: NLC’S MISSION TO RE-CLAIM LABOUR PARTY Nigeria’s Incurable Socio-political Crisis Requires an Urgent Working Class Socio-political Alternative t 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 180 million, two-thirds of whom are
TEACHERS SPECIAL ALLOWANCE: NUT Must Declare Strike and Mass Protest for Implementation By Victor Osakwe Following the introduction of the new national minimum wage in 2012 after a long delay, many state governors deliberately removed the Teachers Special Allowance (TSA) which teachers had been hitherto enjoined. The TSA which is 27.5 percent of the basic salary was won by the
East-West Road: Another Failure of Corrupt Capitalist Government For a Day of Mass Protest for Completion of the Road! By Ayo Ademiluyi Nothing perhaps depicts the total failure of the local capitalist ruling elite to solve the simplest tasks facing the Niger Delta than the terrible state of the East-West Road and the recent saga that broke out between two
OKADA RIDERS UNDER SIEGE: End The Ban; End The Brutality! For Continuation of Mass Action! By Chinedu Bosah 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 Lagos on Monday December 10 and Wednesday December 19, 2013 against the Schedule 2 of