For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Death of a leading member of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) whose Nigerian affiliate is the Democratic Socialist Movement. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Taaffe, who after a long illness died in London on 23 April 2025 aged 83 years old. The loss of Peter is a big blow to the
Working People Should Reject Tinubu Government’s Growing Descent to Civilian Dictatorship No Illusion in Any Capitalist Politician. For a Mass Working People Political Alternative Statement of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) The imposition of the emergency rule in Rivers State is the latest of the anti-democratic actions from the stable of President Bola Tinubu. Recently, he forced 36 legislators of
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
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
Comrade Bene Madunagu, who died recently and is being buried in Calabar today, January 17, was a striking example of a dedicated and committed socialist. As a working-class oriented class fighter, her monumental contributions to the struggles for the liberation of Nigerian working masses and the poor, and particularly that of women, are perhaps under-documented or not as highlighted as
Implementation of new minimum wage must not lead to retrenchment of workers, or reversal of already-won concessions NLC and TUC leadership must call congress of workers to take final decisions The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State has been drawn to a press release by the Osun State government, announcing a new minimum wage of N75,000 (seventy
For a 24-Hour General Strike and Mass Protest to Reject Tinubu’s Civilian Dictatorship Free Michael Lenin, Mosiu Sodiq, Eleojo Opaluwa and all unjustly detained over #EndBadGovernance protest The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) condemns the continued brazen attack on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) by the Bola Tinubu government, something which has been recently intensified. Not done with its criminal raid
Adaramoye Michael Lenin, National Coordinator of Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) and National Mobilisation Officer of Education Rights Campaign (ERC), was abducted by the DSS in Abuja around 2am today. Michael Lenin, also a member of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), is one of the organisers of #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria nationwide protest in Abuja. Alongside Micheal another DSM member, Babatunde Oluajo, was detained
Resist All Anti-Poor Policies, No to Attacks on Democratic Rights and Fight for Socialist Change We of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) and Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) call on workers, artisans, traders, youth and the poor masses to support the call for nationwide peaceful protest over the prevailing mass hunger and cost of living crisis. Prices of food, energy, medicine
Comrades of Ifako Ijaiye Branch of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) on Saturday July 20 held tabling (sales of organization’s paper and circulation of leaflet) at Abule Egba Bus Stop in Lagos. It was part of the activities of the organisation to encourage and mobilise mass resistance against the anti-poor capitalist policies of Bola Tinubu government which have caused serious
We call on Labour not to restrict the Strike to a Stay-at-Home Action but Hold a Series of Mass Actions. The struggle must also call for Reversal of Anti-People Policies of the Tinubu Government. The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) welcomes the decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to embark on an indefinite general strike
On 8 May 2024 hundreds of disengaged workers of Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) gathered at Ikeja Under Bridge to kick off a protest march against their unlawful disengagement by the Sanwo-Olu-led government in the state. The protest was called by three unions in the sector – the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical & Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE),
The name of Rotimi Sankore is engrained on the marble of history of struggle against military dictatorship in Nigeria. The historic July 5-7, 1993 mass protests, following the annulment of June 12 election by Ibrahim Babangida junta, was a catalyst in the struggle. Millions were on the streets calling for an end to the military rule. Sankore contributed to making
Kola Ibrahim, the organiser of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in Osun State, aptly captures the current situation of the workers’ movement in Nigeria in his account of May Day rally in Osogbo Osun state. He wrote, “In the absence of a fighting labour leadership, many seemed to have resorted to fate or faith. This is clearly reflected in the
The Committee for a Workers International offers revolutionary greetings and extends the hand of solidarity to the millions and billions of workers and young people worldwide this May Day. The Democratic Socialist Movement is the Nigerian affiliate of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Over the past year the best traditions of workers’ struggle have continued to find new expressions.
Over the weekend of 20-21 April 1974, a small but crucial international meeting took place in a room at the Old Mother Redcap pub in Camden, London. This meeting decided to launch a new revolutionary Trotskyist international organisation, the Committee for a Workers’ International – the CWI. The new international was to be wedded to the ideas and methods of
We wish her family, friends and NULGE fortitude to bear the loss! The Socialist Party of Nigeria, SPN, Oyo state chapter, receives with huge shock and pain, the news of a sudden death of Comrade Famuti Ebunoluwa who was until her death, a staff of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Oyo State chapter and member of the
Shows LP is a Party Dominated by the Rich We Reiterate Our Call on Trade Unions to Rebuild the Party as a Genuine Working Peoples Political Alternative The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) condemns the decision of the Labour Party to charge an outrageous sum of N30 million as its nomination fee for the governorship election in Edo State. This shows
27 November, 2023 marks one year of the current Ademola Adeleke/People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-led government of Osun State. Not a few people in the state felt a sigh of relief when Oyetola/APC government, which was synonymous with sadistic anti-worker and anti-poor policies, was ousted in the 16 July, 2022 governorship election. The twelve years of APC under Aregbesola and Oyetola
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) held its National Committee (NC) meeting over the weekend of November 25 and 26. The NC which had in attendance members and supporters from various branches offered an opportunity to discuss the anti-poor policies of Bola Tinubu, the labour movement and its response, the state of class struggle and what should be done. The meeting
