For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Cardinal Demands Trade Unions, Working People and Youth Should Fight for Working people, the poor and most other Nigerians face a new threat. The COVID-19 pandemic, by accelerating the underlying contradiction of the capitalist system, has indeed triggered a new recession thereby forcing the global economy into crises of immense magnitude. Due to inherent capitalist contradictions, the pandemic is not
Only a Socialist Society Can Eradicate Poverty, Crime and Police Brutality On Thursday, June 25, 2020 the Community Policing Advisory Committee of the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area was inaugurated .The mandate of the inaugurated committee is to assist the police and the local government authorities in fighting crime by identifying security threats in the community amongst others. While we welcome
Dear Editor, Socialist Democracy (SD), Despite promises during the gubernatorial elections in Ogun state last year nothing has been done concerning the development of communities since Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressive Congress (APC) assumed the mantle of the state. One year after, the responsibility for the maintenance of roads and drainages at Olambe, Oke aro, Matogun, Akute still
Neither Obaseki nor Ize-Iyamu In an almost breath-taking public display of cynical opportunism the main protagonists in the Edo state governorship election that is billed for September 19, 2020, are the same as last time only now they have swapped parties. Unlike what obtained in the 2016 governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, the current governor, elected on the platform of the
For the Renationalization of the Power Sector Under Democratic Workers’ Control Hike in electricity tariff in Nigeria has become persistent. If there is any new tariff increment this year, it will be the third hike in five years. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had earlier directed the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to increase their tariff beginning from April 1st,
Capitalism has Proved Incapable of Resolving the Problem By Aminu Ali, DSM, Kano State The term Almajiri was coined from an Arabic word, “Almuhajir,” which means a migrant. In northern Nigeria, a person who migrates from his natal town to another in search of Qur’anic education is called Almajiri. Almajirai (plural of Almajiri) move under the tutelage of mallam (teacher),
CDWR Demands Regular Payment of Salary, Secured and Better Paid Employment for Lagos Street Sweepers By Rufus Olusesan National Chair, CDWR Many Lagos street sweepers have protested unpaid monthly salaries and poor working conditions recently. The street sweepers are employed by sub-contractors to Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and are paid a meager N25, 000 under poor working conditions.
Accede to Their Legitimate Demands Now! The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the highhandedness and vindictiveness of the Dr Kiadese Lukman-led management, and the Prince Adeyemi Adefulu- led governing council of the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu Ogun State towards the plights of the workers of the college especially since the assumption of office by Goveernor
A United Struggle of Students and Workers Needed Over the years, Nigeria’s budgetary allocation to the education sector continues to vacillate below 10%, which is even a far-cry from the UNESCO recommendation of 15%-20% budgetary allocation for developing countries like Nigeria. By Michael Lenin, DSM Branch, Abuja For instance, the percentage allocated to the education sector this year is a
Dura Pack workers embarked on two days (June 8 and 9, 2020) “strike action” over salary cut and unionization. The Publicity Secretary of the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) visited the factory to solidarize with workers on June 9, 2020. By Chinedu Bosah and Rufus Olusesan Following the disruption of operation by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dura Pack company
By Chinedu Bosah and Rufus Olusesan The Dockworkers Vs ENL Consortium judgment was delivered on February 20, 2020, by Justice R H Gwandu of the National Industrial Court (NIC) and the dockworkers won a partial victory. The relief for the dockworkers unpaid 8 years N33,000 minimum wage salaries was not granted by the Judge but ordered the payment of the
CDWR Demands the Payments of all Entitlements due to the Sacked Workers and Calls on the State Leadership of NLC, TUC and ULC to Intervene! Barely three days after the demise of Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the ex-Governor of Oyo State who also doubled as the owner and Chairman of the GX FOOD LIMITED, no fewer than 15 poor workers of
DSM Demands Improved Pay and Working Conditions for Health Care Workers For Free, Public-funded and Quality Healthcare Under Democratic Workers Control A strike wave is blowing through the health sector. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, midwives, laboratory staff and other categories of healthcare workers are downing tools and grabbing placards. The issues for which they are going on strike concerns both new
As the world economy faces its worst crisis since 1929 Great Depression, Nigeria as a neo-colonial capitalist country, could be among the worst hit. Already the government itself has projected a worst case scenario of the GDP falling in between -4.40 per cent and -8.91 per cent. That is the projection of Vice President Yemi Osibajo led Economic Sustainability Committee
Against all Attempts to Make Workers, Youth and Poor Pay for COVID-19 Crisis Although originally a health emergency, there is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be used as an excuse by the President Buhari All Progressive Congress (APC) government, state governments and private employers to launch attacks on jobs, wages and living conditions. A rash of
By Alfred Adegoke, Coordinator, DSM Osun State By 27th November 2020, Governor Gboyega Oyetola/APC led Government in Osun State will be two years in office. No one needs a soothsayer to know that there is nothing significant to show for it in terms of human and physical development of the state, yet the government is eager to score itself high in
Statement by the International Secretariat, Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) The words of W.B Yeats, from his poem ‘Easter 1916’, sum up the current world situation: “All changed, changed utterly.” 2020 is the opening of a new era, as we have explained in the previous CWI analysis. Fundamental changes are taking place in the world economy, geo-political relations, and
THE SPN SHALL APPEAL THIS JUDGMENT AND EMBARK ON POLITICAL STRUGGLE TO DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO EXISTENCE AS A POLITICAL PARTY The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) shall not be deterred in our quest to stand for the working class and downtrodden by the recent unfavourable judgement by Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court (FHC) delivered on Thursday