For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
ERC rejects attempt to criminalise workers’ rights to organise and unionise The attention of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Oyo State Chapter, has been drawn to a protest held on Tuesday, 7th October 2025, in Ibadan by some students under the banner of the National Association of Oduduwa Students (NAOS). The demonstration was reportedly organised to express support for the
WE DEMAND IMMEDIATE REVERSAL STUDENTS MUST BE ALLOWED TO STAY ON CAMPUS! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), OAU Branch, strongly condemns the recent introduction of N10,000 hostel extension fees by the authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. This exorbitant fee is meant to be paid by students who intend to spend the break in the halls of residence. Earlier, the
VICTORY AT LAST AS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT FINALLY REINSTATES FOUR SUSPENDED STUDENTS AFTER MONTHS OF SUSTAINED STRUGGLE! The management of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has finally reinstated and reopened the portal of the four students who were unjustly suspended by the school. On December 9, 2024, the school issued a letter of suspension to these students. We of
WE SUPPORT THE CALL OF ASUU FOR IMPROVED WELFARE AND PROPER FUNDING TINUBU/APC GOVERNMENT MUST IMPLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH ASUU AND OTHER EDUCATION WORKERS UNIONS NOW! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) welcomes the principled decision of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reject the newly introduced and dubious Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF). The decision to reject the
UI: ERC Demands Immediate and Unconditional Reinstatement of Victimized Student Activists and an End to Attacks on Democratic Rights of Students Now! We of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) wish to express our stern opposition to the recent suspension of two students of the University of Ibadan – Aduwo Ayodele, a 400-level of History Department and Mide Badegbesin a 700-level
Real Progress Requires Concrete Commitment of Makinde Government to Adequate Funding CDWR Cautions the Institution’s Administration against Undue Interference in NASU’s Affairs, Intimidation of Its Members, and Continued Anti-Labour Practices The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Oyo State Chapter, sees the renaming of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan, by Governor Seyi Makinde as mere symbolism.
ERC Condemns fee disparity in College of Medicine and Continuous silence of the SU-leadership on calls for intervention and anti-fee hike struggle The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), University of Ibadan Chapter, strongly condemns the growing wave of criminal activities among students within the University of Ibadan campus. In recent weeks, reports of missing phones and laptops, and break-ins into hostel
VICE-CHANCELLOR LIMAN’S REFUSAL TO REINSTATE SUSPENDED STUDENTS DESPITE THE PLEA BY THE STATE GOVENOR IS A SHOW OF VICIOUS TYRANNY WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL REINSTATEMENT OF ALL SUSPENDED STUDENTS NSUK AUTHORITIES AND THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE MUST BE MADE TO ANSWER FOR THE CRIME OF UNLAWFULLY DETAINING STUDENTS The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) sternly condemns the refusal of
FRESH EXAM FOR ALL AFFECTED CANDIDATES MUST BE CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO THEIR CONVENIENCE; DO NOT HURRY CANDIDATES INTO ANOTHER MASS FAILURE! UTME MASS FAILURE: A REFLECTION OF THE COLLAPSE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION! The admission of error by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyode, in the results uploaded for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is a product of
Government Must Provide Free and Quality Education to Students By Samuel Sankara, DSM, Abuja The Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja is said to have adopted a new strategy to tackle the increasing number of out-of-school children in the FCT by transforming its head-to-head debate competition into a full advocacy initiative to address the
The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) strongly condemns the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for its grossly insensitive practice of posting candidates to CBT centers located far from their places of residence as well as mandating candidates to arrive the centres at early hours of the morning without regard for their safety. This careless scheduling has exposed candidates to tragic
ERC Reiterates Its Call for Adequate Funding of Public Education under Democratic Control The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), University of Ibadan branch, expresses deep concern over the rising trend of female students resorting to IVF egg donation as a means to cope with the financial burden of education. This alarming development starkly exposes the devastating impact of the recent push
ANGOLA HALL STUDENTS’ PROTEST SHOWS WE CAN ONLY WIN VICTORY IF WE STRUGGLE THE STUDENTS’ UNION MUST WAKE UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND STAND FOR THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), OAU Branch, strongly commends students resident in Angola Hall for their protest against the erratic supply of water. The protest, which was staged on Monday April
WE CONDEMN THE VIOLENT CLAMPDOWN ON THE PEACEFUL PROTEST OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LOKOJA STUDENTS BY POLICE AND DSS OFFICERS ALL THE DEMANDS OF THE STUDENTS FOR A SAFE CAMPUS MUST BE MET! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) sternly condemns the violent clampdown on a peaceful protest organized by students of Federal University Lokoja over the tragic death of 4 students
WE PLACE THE BLAME FOR THIS TRAGIC LOSS ON THE INEPTITUDE OF THE UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT STUDENTS MUST FIGHT TO COMPEL THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE MEASURES TO PREVENT RECURRENCE The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condoles with students of Federal University of Lokoja over the tragic loss of 7 students, who died under awful circumstances on Monday
ERC hails UCH protest by Students Union and calls for similar action in UI to demand better welfare condition before second semester exams fully begins The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, University of Ibadan (UI) branch welcomes the decision by the Bolaji Aweda leadership of the Students’ Union to organize a protest at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan on Wednesday,
Comrade Bene Madunagu, who died recently and is being buried in Calabar today, January 17, was a striking example of a dedicated and committed socialist. As a working-class oriented class fighter, her monumental contributions to the struggles for the liberation of Nigerian working masses and the poor, and particularly that of women, are perhaps under-documented or not as highlighted as
WE CALL FOR THE REVERSAL OF THIS UNJUST POLICY, AND IMMEDIATE MOBILIZATION OF ALL AFFECTED STUDENTS The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) strongly condemns the recent decision of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to exclude Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates who completed their National Diploma (ND) through a part-time programme. This policy not only undermines the efforts of thousands of
The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, OAU branch, strongly condemns the deliberate power rationing by the university management. It is no longer news that the university now rations electricity with a complete power outage of more than 6 hours at specific hours of the day. If there is a legacy the Professor Bamire’s administration is leaving with students, it will be
The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Oyo State Chapter condemns a recent wave of fee hikes across the Oyo State owned tertiary institutions and demands an immediate reversal. By Nnamdi Ochi. ERC, Oyo State Secretary According to media reports, at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), the school fees which used to range from N261,000 to N283,000 during the 2023/2024