For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
*Responses of APC, PDP and LP show they are anti-working people *President Buhari’s broadcast varying the orders of the Supreme Court smacks of executive recklessness The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) decries the anguish and suffering working people and poor are being subjected to by the Buhari/APC government through the ill-conceived and poorly implemented naira note redesign and cashless policy
TIME FOR MASS ACTION TO RESIST THESE ATTACKS The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the ongoing socio-economic hardships imposed on working people by the Buhari-led government and calls for mass resistance to reverse the situation. At present, it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to access cash (banknotes) for their daily transactions, something that has compounded the already terrible
WORKERS AND TRADE UNION ACTIVISTS MUST STRUGGLE FOR A FIGHTING AND DEMOCRATIC TRADE UNION LEADERSHIP Workers and the poor masses have always been at the receiving end of the various callous capitalist policies implemented by successive governments. But the situation has got much worse under the Buhari government. More disheartening is the fact that many state governments are yet to
TRIBUTE TO COMRADE OLUSEYE ERO-PHILLIPS, CHAIRMAN SSANU, LASUSTECH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SERVICES OF THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT Presentation by Comrade Hassan Taiwo Soweto, National Coordinator, Education Rights Campaign (ERC) I bring fervent and heartfelt solidarity from the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) to the celebrant in whose honour we gather here today – our own dear comrade
On Monday 5th December 2022, the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) joined members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Council, to picket SPRING SEEDFEED Limited over a factory accident injury and generally the precarious working conditions in the company. SPRING SEEDFEED produces animal feeds and is located at 2, Rasaq Shonubi, Ipotoba, Itamaga, Ikorodu in Lagos
IT IS A CAMOUFLAGED FEE INCREMENT BILL FOR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) calls on Nigerian students, education workers’ unions, the labour movement, and the generality of Nigerians to reject the Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) Bill which was recently passed by the National Assembly. Arguing in favor of the bill, the sponsor, Femi Gbajabiamila
For a Democratically Controlled Union or Association of Drivers to Defend Members’ Welfare Commercial bus drivers in Lagos under the auspices of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association (JDWAN) went on a seven-day strike beginning from Monday October 31 over extortion and attacks by motor park thugs popularly known as “agberos”. By Chinedu Bosah, Publicity Secretary, CDWR For many years now
Persecution of Abbey Trotsky on Trumped-up Charges Continues Appeal for Solidarity for CDWR’s Campaign Against Casualization and Indecent Labour Practices in Workplaces It is now over three years since Comrade Abiodun Bamigboye (Abbey Trotsky), the Oyo State Coordinator of the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights, CDWR, and the Acting National Chairperson of the Socialist party of Nigeria, SPN was
Socialist Trade Unionist Elected at PERESSA Delegate Conference The Precision Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association (PERESSA), affiliated with the Trade Union Congress (TUC), had its 8th Triennial Delegate Conference on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 where a Socialist trade unionist, comrade Rufus Olusesan, was elected as president. Comrade Rufus is a leading member of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM)
CDWR Demands Independent Panel of Investigation Involving NLC, TUC, NMA, NASU, ASUP, MHWUN, NBA, NANNM, NUAHP, CSO etc. Dapo Abiodun-led government must adequately finance public health and education sectors with improved working and living conditions. The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Ogun state chapter, condemns in absolute terms, the recent poisoning of a staff at the clinic of
Buhari Government Must Meet the Demands of ASUU and other Unions No to Criminalization of Strike in Public Universities The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns the payment of incomplete salaries to lecturers of federal universities for the month of October 2022. This ridiculous act shows the gross irresponsibility of the government and its continuous attempt to destroy public education by
CDWR calls on NLC and TUC to stop sitting on the fence and embark on nationwide solidarity actions including a-48hr warning strike in support of ASUU demands without much ado. Federal government should accede to ASUU demands to save public universities from imminent total collapse. Solidarity speech by Eko John Nicholas, Coordinator CDWR Ogun State Chapter, at Congress of ASUU-UNAAB
TO PREVENT ANOTHER STRIKE, NIGERIAN STUDENTS MUST BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE CAMPAIGN TO FORCE THE GOVERNMENT TO FULFILL ALL AGREEMENTS WITH STAFF UNIONS The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) welcomes students of public universities back to their respective institutions after eight months of school closure due to the failure of Buhari government to meet the demands of ASUU and
Solidarity from Nigeria The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) sends solidarity to workers, youth and students of Sri Lanka. The CDWR is a campaign platform of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) – CWI Nigeria. We stand in solidarity with Sri Lankan working masses and youth in their struggle against the cost of living crisis, and brutal repression by
FOR A TWO-DAY GENERAL STRIKE AND MASS PROTEST NOW! The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) calls on the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to urgently set a date for a two-day general strike and mass protest as a first step in the commencement of a mass struggle against the cost of living crisis
For a Democratically Controlled Union or Association of Drivers to Defend Members’ Welfare The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) supports the plan by commercial bus drivers in Lagos under the auspices of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association (JDWAN) to hold a protest action on Monday October 31 over extortion and attacks by motor park thugs popularly known as
Abbey Trotsky Re-arraigned as a new Magistrate takes over Criminal Trial The matter adjourned till the 8th of December, 2022 Comrade Abiodun Bamigboye, popularly known as Abbey Trotsky, was re-arraigned again yesterday, Thursday, 20th October 2022, in Court 6 Magistrate Court, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, on the same eight (8) counts trumped-up criminal charges instituted against him by the police
The Lagos State Chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) welcomes the planned salary increment announced by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while addressing a gathering of workers during a visit to the office of State Head of Service on October 4. According to news reports, Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed that since September he had instructed, the “Head of Service
*NLC/TUC must declare a 48 hours general strike in support of ASUU* *Mass actions needed to force the government to a retreat!* The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) strongly condemns the order delivered on Wednesday September 21 by the National Industrial Court mandating ASUU to suspend its strike. This order is not only unfair and unjust, it is also an attempt
Buhari government must meet ASUU demanDS On Tuesday September 19, members of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) and the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) joined other Nigerian students at a protest organized by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Lagos as part of the campaign to place demand on the government to #EndASUUStrike. The protest took place at the