For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
NEITHER THE PDP NOR APC CAN BRING REAL CHANGE Support And Join The Campaign To Call On INEC To Register The SPN For The Socialist Transformation Of Nigeria By H.T Soweto National Youth Leader, SPN As things stand today, the 2015 elections will be dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC). Both political parties
2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS: None of the existing political parties represent the change working masses and youth desire By Segun Sango, National Chairperson, Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) Nigeria’s 2015 general elections, from all key indications, promises to be the most beleaguered since post colonial rule in 1960. Politically and economically, the capitalist institutions and all their political parties are locked
Falling Oil Price: Working People must prepare to resist Attacks By Peluola Adewale Ordinary Nigerians, whose daily life is like being in a frying pan with hot vegetable oil, should be prepared to resist any attempt by the government to fling them into fire. This is as a result of the decline in the oil price. The Minister of Finance
Protests in Nigeria and Europe against Non-Registration of SPN Hearing in the Suit against INEC at Federal High Court Abuja adjourned until November 27 Register SPN Now! By SPN Reporters Protests in Nigeria and Europe against Non-Registration of SPN – Berlin, Germany There were protests today (November 19) in Nigeria, Germany, Belgium, England and Sweden today against the refusal of
SPN’s Action against INEC at Federal High Court Abuja REGISTER SPN NOW The matter the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has filed to challenge its non-registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) comes up on Wednesday November 19, 2014 at the Federal High Court Abuja at Court 5. The Suit No is FCH/ABJ/CS/630/2014. We are praying the court to
CDWR Supports Teachers’ Warning Strike in Osun State Strike shows utter failure of Aregbesola government’s education policies On 14th November, 2014, the Osun State Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) started a three-day warning strike to draw the attention of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola-led Osun State government to the rot that public schools in the state are in. Subsequent
Local Government Autonomy Cannot Automatically Guarantee Developments The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) supports the demand and agitation for autonomy for local governments. We however warn that the autonomy will not automatically engender development at the grassroots level. We hold that the fundamental cause of failure of governance at all levels is the anti-poor and pro-rich policies embraced by self-serving
ERC OAU Public Symposium Highlights Growing Consciousness among Students DSM and ERC tabling at ERC OAU symposium A well-attended public symposium was held by the Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Branch on Friday, 7th November 2014 to discuss issues ranging from anti-student attacks to the moribund state of the students’ movement. The speakers – Prof. Josiah Ajiboye
NATIONAL EDUCATION SUMMIT ASUU, NASU, NAAT AND SSANU DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN NIGERIA’s PUBLIC EDUCATION SECTOR. By Ogundele Michael ERC National Secretary A cross section of participants at the ASUU Education Summit 2014 Between Monday October, 27th and Friday, 31st October, 2014 workers’ unions in Nigeria’s Public Universities, which comprise the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff
Burkina Faso Mass uprising ousts dictator No to military rule! Continue mass struggle – the whole rotten system must go! CWI Reporters, Côte d’Ivoire (written October 31, 2014) After 27 years in power, Blaise Compaoré was planning to die in his presidential chair. But the events of recent days have changed everything in Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest
LABOUR PARTY AND THE NEED OF A WORKING PEOPLES POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE As we write, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a time-table putting 2015 general elections on 15 February next year. This election will be taking place against the background of colossal failure of the economic, political and social policies of all the ruling capitalist parties, at both
Nigeria: Vast social and class extremes The unreported Nigeria – mass struggles by the working class Sophie Simcox, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) Following her recent visit to Nigeria, Sophie Simcox looks at the situation in a vast country of social and class extremes and the prospects for the growth of a genuine mass working class alternative. When Nigeria
SPN Condemns the Planned Removal of Minimum Wage from Exclusive List For 48-hour General Strike/Mass Protest Now! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the planned removal of the minimum wage from the Exclusive List of the Constitution by the National Assembly. This action of the National Assembly is meant to undermine the collective bargaining of workers. We support and
Struggle for Free Education and Socialism DSM Student Wing Meets to Discuss How to Step up Campaign against Education Attacks Onwunalu Alexander (ERC University of Port Harcourt) HT Soweto, ERC National Coordinator speaking at the DSM Student Wing meeting , photo by DSM On Friday October 10, 2014, about 40 student activists and socialists gathered in a room in Lagos
TASCE WORKERS HOLD A 3-DAY WARNING STRIKE OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT MUST MEET THEIR DEMANDS NOW! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Ogun state chapter expresses our solidarity with the workers of Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Omu Ijebu Ogun state, who went on a 3-day warning strike on October 14 to protest over the state government refusal to pay 48
THE QUEST FOR SOCIALIST TRANSFORMATION OF NIGERIA GAINS MASS ECHO AMIDST ENORMOUS CAPITALIST CRISES AS DSM HOLDS NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING By Michael Ogundele For about six months, between the last National Committee (NC) meeting of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) held in April and the national meeting over the weekend of October 11-12 the need for the socialist transformation of Nigeria
Student Movement: Potential for Struggle Impeded by a Crisis of Leadership Resolution on Students Work DSM National Committee Meeting October 11-12, 2014 Cross section of comrades and supporters at DSM NC October 2014 The student movement in Nigeria is wracked by a huge crisis of leadership. This crisis is not just of its principal platform – the National Association of
RESOLUTION ON WORLD RELATIONS DSM NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 11-12, 2014 The period between the last National Committee meeting and the present period have seen serious developments on the global scale with the attendant implications on the development of the class struggle with impact on the consciousness of the working masses. Lanre Arogundade intervening on discussion on world relations, photo
NIGERIA’S ECONOMY AND POLITICAL SITUATION RESOLUTION OF DSM NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 11-12, 2014 INTRODUCTION Abbey Trotsky introducing the discussion on Nigeria’s economy and political situation, photo by DSM Between the last National Committee (NC) meeting held in April 2014 and now, the Nigeria’s political, social and economic situation has degenerated to an extent that it does not require the
FG ignores education deadline Government Fails to Meet the Demands of ASUP and COEASU 3 Months after Suspension of Strike ERC Calls on FG to Avert another Prolonged Closure of Public Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Today, Wednesday 15 October 2014, marks the expiration of the 3-months grace the unions in the Polytechnic and Colleges of Education subsector gave to