For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Don’t Hand Over Labour Party to Moneybags Trade Unions must condemn the outrageous nomination fees, and actively build and fund the Party By Peluola Adewale On the surface the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Labour Party held on May 5, 2010 in Akure Ondo raises hope of the resolve of the party leadership to reposition it as a
UNIBEN: Newly Registered ERC branch holds symposium The newly registered branch of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) held its maiden program on Wednesday 28th July 2010 at the Twin Lecture Theatre 11, Social Sciences of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Benin Edo State. The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) was formed by the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) as a platform to
2011 Election: Workers Must Go for Political Power Perennially faced with poverty and joblessness, high costs of education and health and general despair, more and more Nigerians on the streets, in the markets, on radio and TV phone-in programs and even churches and mosques etc – could be heard saying one thing: what Nigeria needs now is a revolution. This
MAY DAY: The Need to Build the Labour Party as a Genuine Working Peoples’ Political Platform By Kola Ibrahim As workers in Nigeria celebrate this year’s Workers’ Day, the political challenges before the working and poor people are more vital today than ever before. That the capitalist political class has severally and collectively plundered the huge resources of the nation,
LIVING WAGE FOR NIGERIAN WORKERS: LONG OVERDUE NLC, TUC Must Remain Steadfast on the Struggle By Chinedu Bosah Minimum wage which started in late 2008 has not moved beyond promises from the federal government and the recent setting up of a tripartite committee made up of labour, federal government and private sector employers. On the committee the Labour representatives are
DEREGULATION: Labour Must Maintain its Age-long Opposition Tragically for Nigeria’s workers and poor, it appears that the Labour leaders have opted for subterfuge as a strategy in the struggle against deregulation. While they have continued to put a façade feigning commitment to the struggle, their conduct has only pointed at inclination to dump the struggle. Unfortunately, this they believe they
MINDLESS POLICE KILLINGS IN AJEGUNLE: Enough is Enough! By Aderemi Ismail For over 20 years the residents of Ajegunle, one of the most densely populated poorest communities of Lagos State, have been subjected to searing police terror. But this came to head with the killings of Charles Okorafor on April 1, 2010 and, later, of Tunde Olotu, who had joined
MASS ACTION FOR ELECTORAL REFORM, YES! But trade unions must build Labour Party and make direct bid for political power As 2011 general elections approach, the agitation for an electoral reform has been at the front burner of activities of Labour and civil society groups. Labour has also started embarking on mass action to drive home demand for electoral reform.
WARRI BOMB BLAST Manifestation of frustration over failure of amnesty program The bomb explosion that rocked Warri, an oil city in Delta state of the Niger Delta region, in Nigeria on Monday March 15, 2010 is a signal that the crisis is much alive despite decline in disturbances (kidnapping, bombing etc.) following the amnesty deal. The bomb exploded at about
NITEL PRIVATISATION: A typical case of capitalist plunder By Kola Ibrahim NITEL is in the bad news again. This time, it is the fraudulent sale of NITEL to an unknown telecom company, New Generation Nigeria which offered offer a $2.5 billion bid for its acquisition. As usual, the sale has been tainted with controversy and corruption. Immediately after announcement of
WORKERS MUST NOT PAY FOR THE CRISIS IN THE BANKING SECTOR CDWR calls on NUBIFE, ASSIBIFI, TUC and NLC to intervene By Victor Osakwe The mass sack of workers in the banking industry has clearly shown the anti-workers character of the Lamido Sanusi-led CBN reform. The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemn the mass sack in the banking
FASHOLA vs TINUBU FACE-OFF A fight between a godson and his godfather By Victor Osakwe For sometime now, the media and grapevine are awash with the imbroglio between the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (godson) and the former governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu (godfather). The political development in the state has put lie to the joint denial of crisis by
ROTS IN OYO STATE: THE NEED FOR A FORMIDABLE LABOUR PARTY By Abbey Trotsky Like elsewhere in the country, the economic and socio-political situation in Oyo state has made imperative the urgent need for a working people’s political alternative to the monumental rots that have characterized the political leadership in the state. Already, there is Labour Party in Oyo state
US: One year of Obama – What has changed? By Tony Wilson, Socialist Alternative, (CWI in the USA) This was written in January 2010, more recent articles from the US are available on Socialist Alternative’s website: http://www.socialistalternative.org One year ago, millions of Americans were in the streets cheering the election of Obama as the end of Republican policies and the
NIGER: Military steps into political stalemate Warning to working masses in Nigeria and Africa By Lanre Arogundade Prior to the coup that toppled Mamadou Tandja’s government it was clear that something would give way. Tandja, a former military junta leader-turned-civilian ruler, had virtually emasculated the opposition and muscled his way into what was bound to be a life presidency. As
UNILORIN 49: Victory at last Struggle must commence against attacks on democratic rights of workers and students By Lanre Akinola The struggle for the reinstatement of the 49 sacked lecturers of the University of Ilorin came to a joyful end in December 2009, when the Supreme Court ordered the immediate reinstatement of the remaining 44 sacked lecturers and payment of
2010 BUDGET: Another round of anti-poor attacks on education Nigerian Students Should Reject the Budget Fight for Free and Public-Funded Education By H.T. Soweto In line with the neo-liberal and anti-poor tendency of the Yar’ Adua capitalist government, the 2010 budget has been presented to the National Assembly since late 2009 for passage. In this budget, a mere 6% was
DEREGULATION Labour must maintain its age-long opposition By Peluola Adewale, Socialist Democracy, April/May 2010 Tragically for Nigeria’s workers and poor, it appears that the Labour leaders have opted for subterfuge as a strategy in the struggle against deregulation. While they have continued to put a façade feigning commitment to the struggle, their conduct has only pointed at inclination to dump
WARRI BOMB BLAST Manifestation of frustration over failure of amnesty program Socialist Democracy, April/May 2010 The bomb explosion that rocked Warri, an oil city in Delta state of the Niger Delta region, in Nigeria on Monday March 15, 2010 is a signal that the crisis is much alive despite decline in disturbances (kidnapping, bombing etc.) following the amnesty deal. The
CABINDA: No to terrorism! Yes to working peoples’ struggle and unity By Dagga Tolar Not a lot of people both on the African continent and outside have heard of Cabinda, until the attack claimed by the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) on the Togolese national football team in Angola. The attack on the Togolese, who