For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
EURO ELECTIONS: A Revolt against the Capitalist Establishment Gains for the far right but some successes for genuine left Peter Taaffe, General Secretary of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales) The long-predicted ‘earthquake’ – the electoral “triumph” of the far right and their allies – took place in the European elections in some key countries. In Britain Ukip
CRIN AGAIN: Management Seals up Accommodation of Sacked Workers While Working Condition Continues to Be under Attacks More solidarity actions of Trade Unions; civil society organizations, Media Practitioners and the general public are urgently needed now than ever! By Abbey Trotsky Barely six months after the arbitrarily sack of 95 workers of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) by
TEACHERS’ STRIKE IN BENUE STATE ENTERS 9TH MONTH: Government Must Immediately Meet Teachers Demand and Reopen Primary Schools By Dimeji Macaulay Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns in strong terms the nonchalant attitude of Benue state government towards the primary school education in the state. The Primary school teachers have been on strike since October 2013 over the state government’s refusal
12 YEARS ON, WORKERS LAID OFF FROM KADUNA TEXTILE LIMITED YET TO COLLECT BENEFITS: CDWR demands payment of workers entitlement without further delay By Chinedu Bosah, Publicity Secretary, CDWR Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the denial of workers their benefits by the 19 northern state governments and the management of the defunct Kaduna Textile Limited since 2002.
POLYTECHNICS AND COLLEGES OF EDUCATION STRIKES: Working Masses and Students Must Rally Round ASUP and COEASU to Win Demands By H.T. Soweto, ERC National Coordinator For over ten (10) months now, public Polytechnics have been shut down as a result of an indefinite strike of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP). Also public Colleges of Education have been closed
UNILAG: Protest against extortion A good response to anti-students policies By Lateef Adams, Coordinator, ERC, UNILAG The struggle that broke out on Friday 6th of June on campus as a result of various anti-students policies is commendable. It was a good response to the exploitation of students in the institution has become unbearable to majority of students. We commend the
NO TO ‘KILLER’ FEES IN OAU Mass Actions Including Protests, Rallies and Media Campaign Should be Organized ASUU, SSANU, NASU, NAAT and Alumni Association Should Reject the Fees, and Support Students’ Struggle By Oluwole Engels, Osun State ERC Coordinator The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) hereby calls on parents, workers, students to reject the fee increments in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU),
ERC FREE SUMMER LESSON: Ten Years of Its Consistency to Prove Free Quality Education Is Possible In Nigeria By Osigwe Benjamin and Fidel Davynovich The Education Right Campaign (ERC) as part of its campaign against the commercialization of public education has in the last ten years held an annual Free Summer Holiday Lesson (coaching) for senior secondary students in Ajegunle,
REJECT FUEL PRICE INCREASE We call on NLC and TUC to Declare A ‘Day of Mass Mobilization’ with 24-hour Warning Strike By Segun Sango National Chairperson Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) strongly rejects any attempt of governments at all levels to increase the pump price of petrol under the guise of removing fuel subsidy.
LASU: Struggle Forces Government to Reduce Hiked fees by 34% To 60% Government’s Offer is Less Than Satisfactory But Consistent and Uncompromising Struggle Can Win More On Wednesday June 11, 2014, the Babatunde Raji Fashola-led Lagos State government announced an offer to reduce the hiked fees at the Lagos State University (LASU) by a range of 34% to 60%. This
SOCIALIST PARTY OF NIGERIA SUBMITS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION ON JUNE 12, 2014 On Thursday June 12, 2014 the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), submitted its application for registration at the INEC office in Abuja. Hitherto the SPN has received a letter from INEC with Re: INEC/EPM/563/1/20 on the 14th day of April, 2014. In full compliance of the request made
Increase in Electricity Tariff is Callous and Shameful We call on NLC, TUC, NUEE, SSAEC, etc to declare 24-hour strike and protests The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns in absolute terms the latest obnoxious hike in electricity tariffs by the government in collusion with the private owners of electricity companies. According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), a
Strike in Osun tertiary Institutions: Aregbesola Govt. should Accede to Demands of Striking Workers We condemn the strong-arm tactics of the government We call of striking workers and students to organize united protests The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Osun State Chapter, condemns the indifferent attitude of the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola-led Osun State government to the ongoing strike of the teaching
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF CAPITALIST RULE IN NIGERIA (By Segun Sango, National Chairperson, Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) With its abundant human and natural resources, the present state of socio-economic and political paralysis, most especially manifested in unimaginable underdevelopment and mass misery of the vast majority of Nigerians, in all regions and sectors, provide an irrefutable proof of failure of
2014 BUDGET: Continuation of Jobless Growth (By Peluola Adewale) President Goodluck Jonathan government is deficient in many areas. But the capacity to gild the rot with the best of superlatives is not one of them. Freshly dished on our plate is the theme of the current budget proposal, “job creation and inclusive growth”. This perhaps is the government’s answer to
ELECTRICITY PRIVATISATION: Electricity Crisis May Trigger Nigeria’s Next Uprising (By Kola Ibrahim) The chicken is coming home to roost. Months after the gargantuan fraud called privatization, Nigeria’s capitalist government and its big business partners cannot justify the privatization of the electricity utility company, PHCN to private sharks. Currently, power supply has not only been in its horrible state, it has
NEW AUTOMOTIVE POLICY IS A TALL ORDER Massive Public Investment in Auto Industry and Research is the Way Out (By Chinedu Bosah) The automotive policy announced by the federal government on October 2, 2013 is a policy that failed in the 1970s. The government has not introduced any new workable strategy and plan other than to rely on the promise
PLANNED SALE OF REFINERIES: Mass Campaign Against Privatization Urgently Needed (By Ayo Ademiluyi) The two industrial unions in the oil and gas sector, Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) shelved an industrial action called over the planned sales of refineries in early January after drawing
CASUALISATION IS ANTI-WORKER Dura Pack Workers Hold One-month Strike Against Casualisation And Unfair Labour Practices (By Chinedu Bosah, Publicity Secretary Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) Casualisation is a condition wherein workers are made to work without regularized status and are subjected to employment insecurity that attracts little or no benefits in terms of emoluments, allowances etc. However, some
US: Huge Political Upset Created By the Election of Kshama Sawant By Joe Higgins, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) Member of Parliament Who would have imagined that in a major American city, at a post-election inauguration ceremony attended by 1,000 people, a new, directly elected Mayor and other members of the City Council would be completely eclipsed by the response