For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Taxing workers and the poor under current economic realities and gross irresponsibility of government is unjustifiable and will deepen mass poverty, inequality, and hardship! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) rejects the Tinubu-led government’s justifications for the controversial tax reform laws, we learnt has taken effect from January 1, 2026. We also reject the claim that the laws are intended
We Call for Massive and Consistent Investments by Governments in Agriculture and Social Sectors Under Democratic Control of the Working People The Food and Farmers’ Rights Campaigns (FFRC) condemns the weaponization of mass hunger by the Tinubu-led APC government capitalist politicians amidst worsening social and economic hardship in the country. The hardship is induced by the failure of the iniquitous
WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL DROPPING OF ALL CHARGES ON MICHAEL LENIN, AND OTHER ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS WE REITERATE OUR CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF SEVEN UNJUSTLY CONVICTED ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS IN BORNO AND ALL PROTESTERS STILL IN PRISON WE DEMAND JUSTICE FOR ALL NIGERIANS KILLED AND INJURED DURING THE ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST WORKING PEOPLE AND YOUTH MUST UNITE AGAINST ATTACKS
SPN opposes the procurement of the new loan and urges Hon. Ibraheem Shittu to lead a genuine opposition to the loan The Oyo State Chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) strongly condemns the recent approval of a controversial ₦300 billion loan by the Oyo State House of Assembly for the Seyi Makinde–led government. Experience has shown that the
On the one-year anniversary of the historic #EndBadGovernance protest, a public symposium was jointly convened by the #Endbadgovernance movement Lagos state and the Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) to reflect on the movement’s legacy and chart a strategic path forward. This Saturday 9th of August, 2025 in Lagos was attended by a broad spectrum of civil society organizations, labor activists, and
Treason Trial of #EndBadGovernance Activists at FHC Abuja on June 25 Tinubu Government Must Drop Charges and End the Sham Trial Tomorrow, Wednesday June 25, Adaramoye Michael Lenin and 10 other activists are expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja for a treason trial as a result of their participation in the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests in August. We
OYO STATE: GOVERNMENT’S VAGUE DEVELOPMENT NARRATIVES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ARE A CALCULATED ATTEMPT TO DEFLECT ATTENTION FROM ITS GLARING FAILURES SPN Demands a Public Probe into the ₦7.6 Billion Agricultural Loan Acquired by the Makinde-led Administration The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Oyo State Chapter, strongly condemns the recent public claim made by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural
FFRC Calls for Reversal of all Anti-Poor Policies and Demands Adequate Investments in Both the Social and Real Sectors Including Agriculture to Meet the Needs of the Majority The Food and Farmers’ Rights Campaigns (FFRC) views the recent inclusion of Nigeria in the list of world’s hunger hotspots along with 12 other countries and territories including Yemen, the Democratic Republic
On June 12, protests were held in a few states across the country as a continuation of an expression by the working masses and youth of their rejection of the anti-poor capitalist policies of the Tinubu government and its descent into civilian dictatorship with attacks on democratic rights. In other words, the conduct and action of the Tinubu government, which
#ENDBADGOVERNANCE MOVEMENT, LAGOS STATE, PRESS STATEMENT A REVIEW OF TWO YEARS OF PRESIDENT TINUBU’S GOVERNMENT OF HUNGER, HARDSHIP AND PAIN AND THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE NIGERIAN MASSES This press conference has been convened to commemorate the two years anniversary of the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Today 29 May, 2025 makes it two years since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came
SPN DEMANDS REVERSAL OF ALL ANTI-POOR POLICIES AND CALLS ON LABOUR AND PRO-PEOPLE ORGANISATIONS TO RESIST TINUBU’S DICTATORSHIP AND ANTI-PEOPLE POLICIES The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) restates its condemnation and opposition to the way and manner the Tinubu-led government is running the country aground vis-à-vis the anti-poor policies and attacks on democratic rights. Truly, two years ago when Tinubu’s
Working People and Youth Must Resist Anti-Poor Policies and Attacks on Democratic Rights Fight for System Change Press Statement by the Joint Action Front (JAF) The Democratic Socialist Movement is an active member of JAF President Bola Tinubu is 2 years-old in office on Thursday May 29. Expectedly, the administration which started off with a fierce attack on the working
Working People and Youth Need to build a Genuine Political Alternative to Tinubu Government Support Democratic Rights of Utomi’s Group Recently, a group led by Professor Pat Utomi, a former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), launched what they called “The Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government”. They described it as a “national emergency response” designed to systematically monitor
Time For a Socialist Alternative Now! On May 29, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would clock two years in office. In that space of time, his neo-liberal capitalist economic reforms have led to a destruction of livelihoods and the economy on a scale previously unimagined. By H.T Soweto, lead article ‘Socialist Democracy’, May-June 2025 edition For example, the pump price
Workers and Trade Unions Should Fight for Full Implementation AND Begin Mass Struggle for a Living Wage The Nigerian working class continues to suffer under the crushing weight of high cost of living and economic crisis. The current national minimum wage of N70,000 is, in reality, a huge joke. Yet the new minimum wage, which in less than a year has
If we are to live by the glowing and self-congratulatory messages of the Tinubu government, it would mean Nigeria is on the road to Eldorado. But reality and facts are stubborn. While government officials sit in their lush offices, spending away Nigeria’s money for their cosy yet extravagant lifestyles, just to dole out poverty-increasing policies, the mass of workers and
Still struggling with hardship triggered by the anti-poor capitalist policies of Bola Tinubu government, there is a new outcry biting the flesh and breaking the bones of many working people and the poor, and it is the astronomical increase of house rent in different parts of Lagos and other states. Paying of rent is now a tough ladder for
Trump’s 2nd April “Liberation Day” speech was a turning point, as it launched an open offensive to break capitalist globalisation in its current form. This was not, as Trump falsely claims, in the interests of US workers, but is a desperate attempt to maintain the position of US capitalism as the world’s premier power and to rebuild its industrial base. Trump’s
SUPPORT BUILDING OF A MASS WORKING PEOPLES’ PARTY ON A SOCIALIST PROGRAMME 2025 May Day Statement of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) The Government of President Bola Tinubu is two years in office on May 29, 2025. For working people, youth and other ordinary Nigerians, the administration whose mantra is “Renewed Hope Agenda” has proved to be a monumental disaster.
ERC Reiterates Its Call for Adequate Funding of Public Education under Democratic Control The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), University of Ibadan branch, expresses deep concern over the rising trend of female students resorting to IVF egg donation as a means to cope with the financial burden of education. This alarming development starkly exposes the devastating impact of the recent push
