Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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SPN DEMAND LIVING WAGE FOR LAGOS STATE WORKERS AND IMPROVED LIVING CONDITIONS FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE

WE DEMAND PROVISION OF BASIC AMENITIES The Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Ope George, recently disclosed that the Lagos State Government generated N400 billion in the first half of this year. This revelation came to light during the 2024 Budget Consultative Forum, where Mr. George expressed confidence in the state’s ability to meet its end-of-year target. While

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WORKERS’ STRIKES, INEQUALITY AND INSECURITY IN ABUJA

Between the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022 in Abuja, two different unions of public sector workers went on strike over their wages and working conditions. By Omole Ibukun, DSM Abuja The Nigeria Union of Teachers went on strike twice over the non-payment of their 2014 to 2018 promotion arrears and the lack of funding of Local Education

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OYO STATE: THE ARREST OF ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL OVER N9 BILLION FRAUD IS A MOCKERY OF THE PURPORTED COMMITMENT OF ENGR. SEYI MAKINDE-LED GOVERNMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

SPN Challenges the Makinde-led Oyo State Government to subject the finances of the state to democratic control of a board comprising representatives of workers organizations, political parties, civil society organizations among others The arrest of Alhaji Bello Gafar, the Oyo State Accountant-General, by the Economic Financial and Crime commission, EFCC, over an allegation of N9billion money laundering has continued to

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Pandora Papers Shine Light on Nigeria’s “Fantastically Corrupt” Elite

Premium Times along with a few other media organizations in Nigeria have been publishing daily exposures of the revelations they unearthed alongside 600 journalists from 150 news organizations around the world in a global investigation into the “offshore hideaways of some of the world’s most powerful personalities”. The project, known as Pandora Papers, is facilitated by the International Consortium of