For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Without mincing words, the Tinubu/APC government has been not just an utter failure, but a monumental disaster for Nigeria in its two years of existence. From day one, when President Bola Tinubu made his infamous declaration that ‘subsidy is gone,’ his administration has launched one attack after another on working people. Virtually every sector has become a source of extortion
NLC and TUC Should Convene National Conference of Trade Unions, Socialists and Left Activists to Discuss How to Rescue Labour Party or Build a New Mass Workers’ Party Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court Abuja, on January 21, 2026, sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party on the basis that his tenure had lapsed. The
For Building of Mass Movement to Consistently Resist Anti-Poor Policies and Struggle for Political Power President Bola Tinubu in his speech to mark the 65th anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence on October 1, 2025, declared that “the worst is over for Nigeria”. The Finance Minister, Wale Edun later in the same month issued an opinion article titled “Nigeria turning towards prosperity”,
LESSONS AND THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE WORKING PEOPLE. SPN Reiterates Call on the NLC and TUC to Convene National Conference of Trade Unions, Socialists and Left Activists to Discuss and Agree on How to Build a Genuine Mass Party that Represents the Interests of Workers, Youths, and the Poor. Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) statement. After months of speculation
OBI’S SINGLE TENURE PROMISE WITHOUT A BREAK WITH THE RUNIOUS CAPITALIST SYSTEM WILL END UP BEING A MERE RETHORIC Only Socialist Nigeria with democratic socialist planning including nationalization of the commanding heights of the economy under a democratic control of the working people can begin to resolve the socio-economic crisis bedeviling the country Our attention in the Socialist Party of
Press Statement by the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) Despite the fact that the Supreme Court on April 4 nullified the Court of Appeal’s judgment, which had recognised Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, the leadership crisis has not been conclusively resolved. Abure, apparently akin to kicks of a dying horse, is still laying claim to the
By the October 8, 2024 judgment of the Federal High Court Abuja, Julius Abure led executive is the official leadership of the Labour Party (LP), unless there is a contrary order by a higher court. Therefore, the separate attempts to remove Abure leadership and reclaim the party by both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and a group led by Peter
Labour Must Fight all Anti-Poor Policies and For a Socialist Nigeria Two years ago, precisely May 30, 2022, Comrade Rufus Olusesan, popularly known as Ero, was unanimously elected as the President of Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association, (PERESSA). The union had been badly managed for years and was in a state of near collapse. Comrade Gideon Adeyeni
DSM Calls for Conference of Trade Unions, Left Organisations and Socialists to Discuss the Building of a Genuine Mass Working People’s Party The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) welcomes the current move by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to reclaim the Labour Party, so long as it is a genuine attempt to build a democratic working class party. The fact is
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
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
Urgent Tasks before Workers, Youth and the Poor Masses Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, appears set to be sworn-in on May 29, 2023 as Nigeria’s 5th civilian President since the restoration of civil rule in 1999. Tinubu was announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the highly
One of the major features of the 2023 Election is the phenomenon of Obidient movement. It is a movement which originally rose from an important political conclusion reached from the EndSARS youth revolt of October 2020. Though sparked by the protest against police brutality, the revolt was actually driven by deep anger against the political establishment whose failure was held
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) congratulates the new leaderships of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on their election. By Chinedu Bosah Publicity Secretary, CDWR In view of the numerous attacks workers and the masses have been subjected to in the past years and are still on-going, Nigerian workers and the trade union
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) sees the current crisis rocking the Labour Party as a clarion call for the rebuilding of the party as a true working people’s party. The crisis which has been rocking the party prior to the 2023 general election took on a new dimension on Thursday, 5th April, 2023 when the Nigeria police provided a cover
*No pro-capitalist politicians can be trusted to defend and protect the interest of workers, youths and the poor *Only a government formed by workers and the poor run on the basis of socialist programmes can rescue Nigeria state and the economy The attention of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has been drawn to an open call on the Nigeria
Labour Party Remains a Trashcan of APC and PDP Rejects! We Call for Building of a Genuine Mass Working People’s Party on a Socialist Programme! We of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) are not surprised by the emergence of Peter Obi as the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party given the history and character of the party that has long