For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
SEGUN OKEOWO: A SHORT TRIBUTE By Lanre Arogundade The death of Segun Okeowo, former President of the National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS), cannot but come as sad news. As NUNS President, Segun Okeowo provided courageous leadership for the decisive students’ nationwide protest against commercialization of education by the then Olusegun Obasanjo military regime. The 1978 students’ uprising was invariably
Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) PRESS STATEMENT LASU CRISIS: Cancel the Current Fees; Reopen the School Now All Students Must Write Exams! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) holds that the Lagos state APC government with its anti-poor policies is responsible for the current crisis at the Lagos State University (LASU) that has led to its closure by the management.
Education Rights Campaign Press Statement DROP THE TRUMPED-UP CHARGES AGAINST UNIUYO 44 RELEASE ITA ASUQUO ESSIEN AND DAVID UKO FROM PRISON CUSTODY The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) calls for the dropping of charges against 44 students of the University of Uyo who were arrested during a mass students’ protest against management transportation policy on June 12, 2013. While 42 have
Education Rights Campaign Press Statement LASU STUDENTS PROTEST OVER CLOSURE OF E-PORTAL ERC Demands Reopening of the E-Portal and Immediate Reversal of Hiked Fees The terrible crisis brewing at the Lagos State University (LASU) as a result of the hike of fees got to a head today Thursday 23 January 2014. As we write, there is a student protest going
Education Rights Campaign PRESS STATEMENT ERC BACKS ON-GOING ASUP AND COEASU STRIKES ASUP and COEASU Should Name a Day of Mass Action to Compel Federal Government to Meet their Demands! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) fully supports the ongoing indefinite strike actions by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU). These
Education Rights Campaign Press Statement THE VICTORY OF THE ASUU STRIKE SHOULD INSPIRE STUDENTS, YOUTH AND THE WORKING MASSES THAT STRUGGLE PAYS “Students Need A NANS That Can Fight Like ASUU for The Interest of its Members” The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) heartily welcomes the news of the suspension of the indefinite and nationwide strike of the Academic Staff Union
Education Rights Campaign Press Statement FG’s SACK THREAT TO ASUU: A THROWBACK TO THE DARK ERA OF MILITARISTIC CLAMPDOWN ON WORKERS’ RIGHTS NLC, TUC and ASUU Must Begin Immediate Mobilisations for Mass Protests and Demonstrations The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) considers the threat by the Federal government to sack striking academic staff of public universities unless they resume duties on
ERC HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE TO CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO MEET ASUU AND ASUP DEMANDS Report by Kayode Salako and Lamide Adabale HT Soweto addressing the press, photo DSM As the indefinite strikes of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) roars on, the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) held a media conference on
Education Rights Campaign Press Statement ERC Condemns Police Attacks on Protesting Primary School Pupils in Makurdi Sack the Benue State CP Now NANS Has a Lot to learn From Benue Primary School Pupils The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns in strong terms the atrocious brutality meted by Police on protesting Primary School Pupils in Makurdi, Benue State, on Thursday 24
Education Rights Campaign PRESS STATEMENT ERC CONDEMNS CLAMPDOWN ON ASUU PROTESTS BY POLICE No to Attack on Democratic Right to Protest Bad Policies We Urge ASUU to Take the Struggle to the Next Level by Naming a Day of Nationwide Mass Protest The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) welcomes the decision of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to engage
Education Rights Campaign Press Statement RELIGIOUS DEGENERATION OF OSUN SCHOOLS’ MERGER CONTROVERSY: ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE FAILURE OF THE POLICY ERC Calls on the Osun State Government to Reverse the Policy Immediately ERC Stands Against Religious Division But for A United Campaign to Resist School Mergers The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) hereby calls on the Osun State Government to immediately
Education Rights Campaign PRESS STATEMENT ASUU STRIKE: WE WELCOME THE NUT, NUPENG AND NUEE’s DECISION TO CALL SOLIDARITY STRIKE We Urge the Three Unions to Name a Day for the Solidarity Strike Actions The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) fully welcomes the decision of three trade unions – the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), the National Union of Petroleum and Natural
Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) Osun State Chapter No to Re-arrangement and Merger of Schools in Osun State No to demolition of Fakunle High School for a Shopping Mall For massive funding of education, renovation of all schools and free education The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Osun State Chapter rejects the neo-colonial, retrogressive education policy
JAF Abeokuta Rally: Workers and Students Continue Save Public Education Struggle By Wole Olubanji (Engels) No to fee hike: Workers and Students Continue Save Public Education Struggle , photo DSM On September 19 the Joint Action Front, in conjunction with the branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Ogun state, organized a mass procession in Abeokuta in
Education Rights Campaign PRESS STATEMENT COEASU 7-DAY WARNING STRIKE FURTHER DEMONSTRATES THE UTTER FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT MUST MEET COEASU DEMANDS IMMEDIATELY The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has embarked on a 7-day warning strike to compel the federal and state governments to meet its demands. The union is demanding, among other things, the implementation of the agreement
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Press Statement LABARAN MAKU’S SCAREMONGERING ON ASUU STRIKE: GOVT CAN SHUT DOWN IF IT MUST; IT WOULD BE GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH On 4th September, 2013, the Minister of information Mr. Labaran Maku, in an attempt to give the false impression that the 2009 ASUU/FGN agreement is not implementable, declared that government activities could shut
Exploitation and Repression in OSCOTECH, Esa-Oke: Students Need to Struggle By ERC Reporters With unprecedented exploitation and repression of students by the management of Osun State College of Technology (OSCOTECH), Esa-Oke, students have every right to struggle. While the management of the school claimed that hand-outs are not compulsory, the same management has refused to stop chronic exploitation of students
OSCOED Ilesa: Students and Staff must unite against exploitation and terrible conditions DSM Reporters The management of the Osun State College of Education (OSCOED), Ilesa would have had a lot to explain to anti-graft agencies, if we have responsible government, going by revelations of sheer exploitation of students under various guises. About four years ago, the institution was closed down
Education Rights Campaign Press Statement FG and ASUU’s NEGOTIATION: Mass Struggle Needed to Break The Deadlock! We Warn Government Not To Attempt To Break The Strike We Call on ASUU To Name a Day for Nationwide Mass Protest and Demonstration From all indications, negotiations between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have broken down. Instead
ASUU STRIKE IS TO SAVE PUBLIC EDUCATION! SUPPORT THE STRIKE! DON’T BREAK IT! WE URGE ASUU TO TAKE THE STRUGGLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY NAMING A DAY FOR NATIONWIDE MASS ACTION Education Rights Campaign (ERC) statement No doubt, there is urgent need for us to act now to save Nigeria’s education sector from a total collapse! It will interest