For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Tinubu’s Capitalist Policies Have Failed! Time for a Socialist Alternative At a recent high-level meeting in Nigeria’s capital Abuja in May this year, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, said the following “I’d like to use this opportunity to express the whole lot of support of my government to the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, the
For a 48-hour general strike as first step Now! A Conference of Trade Unions, Left Activists and Socialists to Discuss Alternative to Neo-Liberal Capitalist Programme is Needed The frequent increase in the price of petrol is yet another proof that there is no let off for working people and the poor from the devastating attacks on the living standards by
For Massive Public Funding and Democratic Control of Agriculture Working People and Poor Farmers Must Resist Neo-Liberal Policies Under the APC-led Tinubu administration, chronic hunger and hardship have not only become rife, the majority of the population now face serious food insecurity. Poor Nigerian households are confronted with possible starvation due to high cost of food, deepening and exacerbating the
On July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled on the financial autonomy of the country’s 774 local government councils. This judgment following a suit brought forth by Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Federal Minister of Justice, to end the unconstitutional manipulation of local government funds by state governments. However, despite the apparent legal victory, the autonomy will not automatically
There seems to be no permanent solution to the astronomical and continuous hike in petrol price, within the framework of the neocolonial, neoliberal capitalist economic arrangement currently being superintended over by the Tinubu government. Petrol price had risen sharply from about N198 in late 2022 to about N1,150 naira currently (500 percent increase), thanks to the implementation of naked market
In an estimation of the top 10 countries out of 85 countries, that are suffering homelessness; Nigeria emerged the highest, with 26.70 percent. Punch newspaper reported, on 16 October, 2023; that Nigeria has the world greatest number of homeless people. Nigeria is ranked first among the top 10 countries with 24,400,000, followed by Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, and Dr Congo. By
Working People and Youth Should Demand Real Improvement in Conditions 27 November, 2024 marked the second anniversary of the Governor Ademola Adeleke/PDP-led government in Osun State. As expected of incumbents, the government has embarked on self-praise, alongside funfair to celebrate its ‘achievements’. In every sector, the government graded itself with high percentage of performance. Yet, for conscious observer in the
For Massive Public Funding and Democratic Control of Agriculture Working People and Poor Farmers Must Resist Neo-Liberal Policies By Eko John Nicholas Under the APC-led Tinubu administration, chronic hunger and hardship have not only become rife, the majority of the population now face serious food insecurity. Poor Nigerian households are confronted with possible starvation due to high cost of food
We Commend Students’ Union Leadership for Rejecting the Hike and Urge them to Mobilise Students for Mass Actions The Education Rights Campaign strongly condemns the planned increment in school fee by the authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. According to a statement issued by the Students’ Union of the university, the management plan to increase sundry charges by 50
A Conference of Trade Unions, Left Activists and Socialists to Discuss Alternative to Neo-Liberal Programme is Needed The latest increase in the price of petrol is yet another proof that there is no let off for working people and the poor from the devastating attacks on the living standards by Bola Tinubu’s government. This hike, which was the second in
LATEST FUEL PRICE HIKE SHOWS PRESIDENT TINUBU IS NOT DONE WITH US YET IT IS HIGH TIME NIGERIAN PEOPLE AROSE IN THEIR MILLIONS TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE REVERSAL OF FUEL PRICE HIKE AND ALL ANTI-POOR POLICIES The #Endbadgovernance movement, Lagos State, has described the latest increase in petrol price as provocative, vexatious, and a further slap on the faces of poor
Build Action Committees at Workplaces, Campuses and Communities For a Rolling Mass Action and a 48-hour General Strike Now! One incontrovertible fact in Nigeria today is that the past one and half years of President Tinubu’s government is an absolute disaster for the working class, youth and poor masses. The reason for this is not farfetched. Right from the day
CARE CONDEMNS IKEJA ELECTRIC AND OTHER ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES IMPOSITION OF AN OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH ELECTRICITY TARIFF (BAND A) ON COMMUNITIES CARE DEMANDS AFFORDABLE AND REGULAR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO ALL NIGERIAN TRADE UNIONS AND COMMUNITY ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TO RESIST THESE OUTRAGEOUS TARIFFS The Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE) condemns the imposition of outrageous billing/tariffs (N227/kWh or more) on
We Condemn Killings, Unjust Arrests and Repression of Peaceful Protests Nationwide by Tinubu Government The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) condemns the arrest of Adaramoye Michael (Michael Lenin), Babatunde Oluajo (OSB Sankara), both members of the DSM, and two others by plain-clothes security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) in the wee hours of Monday August 5, 2024 in
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
Labour Leaders and Workers Must Fight for Full Implementation Without Retrenchment The leaderships of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have accepted N70, 000 as the new national minimum wage after a period of limited struggle and negotiation. We of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) believe that labour leaders need to be sober over what they
CDWR DEMANDS A LIVING WAGE FOR NIGERIAN WORKERS AND BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MASSES IN GENERAL The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have been at loggerheads with the government and private sector over a new minimum wage, and negotiations have been deadlocked for over 3 weeks and still counting. Government and Private Sector insistence on
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
CDWR CALLS ON LABOUR LEADERS TO MOBILISE WORKERS FOR SUSTAINED MASS ACTIONS TO ACTUALISE LIVING WAGE AND END ALL ANTI-PEOPLE CAPITALIST POLICIES On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, the leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) walked out of the meeting of the tripartite committee on the national minimum wage negotiation in protest against offers