Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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CDWR SUPPORTS EGBIN POWER WORKERS’ DEMANDS FOR A ‘CONDITION OF SERVICE’ AGREEMENT

CDWR DEMANDS A CONDITION OF SERVICE FOR EGBIN POWER WORKERS AND AN END TO EXPLOITATIVE CONTRACT STAFFING AND OTHER ANTI-PEOPLE POLICIES AT EGBIN POWER PLC The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns Egbin Power Plc management for resisting negotiation of Condition of Service with workers and their union. Egbin Power Plant workers and the National Union of Electricity

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TINUBU TAX REFORM

The CDWR holds public symposium and calls on workers to organize actions to reject the bills and fight for a political alternative. By Davy Fidel On Tuesday 11 March 2025, the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) organized a public symposium to discuss the implications of President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills currently before the National Assembly for working

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CDWR Demands End to Exploitation of Lagos State Sweepers

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the response from the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) concerning the inhumane treatment and exploitation of Lagos State sweepers. Rather than addressing the grave issues raised, LAWMA’s response was a futile attempt to save face, revealing its complicity in the unjust and exploitative system it oversees in connivance with contractors

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PARTICIPANTS AT CDWR-ORGANISED SYMPOSIUM DEMANDS PRO-LABOUR/MASSES CHANGES TO THE TAX REFORM BILL

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) organized a symposium over the Tax Reform Bill on Tuesday March 11, 2025 to discuss and put forward a pro-labour/poor/masses tax positions. The symposium took place in Lagos and had participants from the trade unions, civil society organisations. CDWR also presented its position on the tax reform through the launch of its

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CDWR Holds Symposium on Tax Reform Bill – Participants Call for Mass Struggle to Defeat Bill

At least 53 trade union and civil society activists gathered on Tuesday, March 11, at the International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, Lagos for a public symposium organized by the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) on the Tax Reform Bill currently before the National Assembly. The Lagos State Councils of both the NLC and TUC were represented in addition

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2025 – OYO: INDEFINITE STRIKES OF LAUTECH RESIDENT DOCTORS AND WORKERS IN STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

INDEFINITE STRIKES OF LAUTECH RESIDENT DOCTORS AND WORKERS IN STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ARE DIRECT MANIFESTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO PRIORITIZE THE WORKERS’ WELL-BEING, EDUCATION, AND HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE CDWR Calls on NLC and TUC to prevail on the Makinde-led Government to Meet the Demands of Striking workers The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Oyo State

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IWD 2025 | Fighting the Backlash Against Women’s Rights

Looking around the world on International Women’s Day 2025 it would seem that women’s rights are under attack more than ever before in almost every part of the globe. Poverty, inequality, war and environmental destruction are the multiple consequences of a global capitalist system in profound crisis. These crises affect all working-class and poor people internationally. But because of pre-existing

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President Tinubu’s Claim of Decline in food prices amidst mass hunger and sufferings is Fallacious

Only economy and agricultural system run on the basis of needs and not profits through massive state investments can guarantee food security FFRC calls on farmers, market men /women and all suffering Nigerians to organize and demand an end to hunger and cost of living crises The attention of the Food and Farmers’ Rights Campaign (FFRC) has been drawn to

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LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CRISIS: APC ONE PARTY DICTATORSHIP IS A DANGER TO DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS AND CIVIL RULE

The resolution of the leadership crisis which rocked the Lagos State House of Assembly for seven weeks is a warning to the working class, youth and the poor masses of Lagos state of the danger that the increasingly totalitarian one-party rule of the All-Progressive Congress (APC) constitutes to civil rule. On January 13, 2025, Mudashiru Obasa and the Clerk were

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HANDS OFF ENGINEER KHALID AMINU

The action taken by the DSS in Kaduna state to sue Engineer Khalid Aminu for libel for speaking out about the torture he experienced during his illegal arrest and detention for over 60 days following last year’s #EndBadGovernance protest is vexatious and utterly reprehensible. As the State High Court in Kaduna State prepares to hear a case of libel brought

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ERC Condemns Violent Clampdown On Federal University Lokoja Students

WE CONDEMN THE VIOLENT CLAMPDOWN ON THE PEACEFUL PROTEST OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LOKOJA STUDENTS BY POLICE AND DSS OFFICERS ALL THE DEMANDS OF THE STUDENTS FOR A SAFE CAMPUS MUST BE MET! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) sternly condemns the violent clampdown on  a peaceful protest organized by students of Federal University Lokoja over the tragic death of 4 students

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DR CONGO | Major Escalation in Decades-Old Conflict

On 27 January, the March 23 Movement, backed by the Rwandan government, announced the capture of the Congolese city of Goma and on 17 February of Bukavu. These cities, both provincial capitals, sit on the Rwandan border. Their capture marks a dramatic escalation in the decades-old conflict. Life is again being turned upside down for the war-weary people of the

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ERC MOURNS THE TRAGIC DEATH OF 7 STUDENTS OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LOKOJA

WE PLACE THE BLAME FOR THIS TRAGIC LOSS ON THE INEPTITUDE OF THE UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT STUDENTS MUST FIGHT TO COMPEL THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE MEASURES TO PREVENT RECURRENCE The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condoles with students of Federal University of Lokoja over the tragic loss of 7 students, who died under awful circumstances on Monday

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DSM Condemns the Deadly Violence over Local Government control in Osun State

Neither APC nor PDP represents genuine interests of working people, youth and the poor people The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State, hereby strongly condemns the violence that has trailed recent Appeal Court judgement over the 2022 Local Government elections. The violence, which has claimed lives and subjected the people of the state to unwarranted apprehension, was sequel to the

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CDWR CONDEMNS THE MANAGEMENT OF KADUNA ELECTRIC FOR ILLEGALLY SACKING 900 WORKERS

CDWR DEMANDS REINSTATEMENT OF ALL SACKED WORKERS AND MEET THE DEMANDS OF WORKERS AND UNION The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the management of Kaduna Electric for sacking 900 workers in response to legitimate demands of workers for better working conditions. We hereby demand the immediate and unconditional reversal of this unjust sack and the reinstatement of

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TELECOM PROTEST – LABOUR NEEDS CLEAR PLAN TO DEFEND THE WORKING CLASS AND POOR

NLC PLANNED PROTEST AGAINST TELECOM TARIFF HIKE: DSM URGES LABOUR TO ADOPT A COHERENT PROGRAMME TO SERIOUSLY DEFEND THE INTEREST OF THE WORKING CLASS AND THE POOR MASSES Statement of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) Ordinarily, the announcement of the decision of the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to hold a nationwide mass protest on Tuesday 4 February

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CDWR SUPPORTS NLC-LED PROTEST RALLY AGAINST 50% HIKE IN TELECOMMUNICATION TARIFF

CDWR CALLS ON NLC TO LEAD A DETERMINED MASS RESISTANCE AGAINST ALL ANTI-POOR POLICIES The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the recent approval of 50% tariff hike in telecommunication services by the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC). This outrageous hike in telecoms tariff will worsen the already high cost of living and increase cost of doing business; thereby

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#EndBadGovernance Protesters – Local and International Protests Call for End of Sham Trial and Dropping of Charges

Protest actions were held again in Nigeria and the UK on Wednesday January 29 in continuation of local and international campaigns over the unjust detention and trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters as well as increasing attacks on democratic rights in Nigeria. The campaign had earlier forced the government, through the courts, to release many detainees, including minors, though in most cases

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PRESIDENT TINUBU MUST HALT THE SHAM TRIAL NOW!

ADARAMOYE MICHEAL LENIN AND OTHER #ENDBADGOVERNANCE ACTIVISTS DO NOT DESERVE A DEATH SENTENCE FOR PROTESTING AGAINST HUNGER AND HARDSHIP Being the text of a press conference addressed by the Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) on Monday 27 January 2025 at the International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba Lagos, ahead of the commencement of trial of Adaramoye Micheal Lenin and 10 others for

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End the #EndBadGovernance ‘Treason’ Trial and Drop All Charges

End the attacks on democratic rights! We support Amnesty International’s report titled “bloody August” indicting the Police and other security agencies of a crackdown on peaceful protesters End the 6-year long trial and drop all charges against Abbey Trotsky who is being tried for defending workers’ rights in Ibadan, Nigeria Prosecute police officers, army and other security officers culpable of

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