For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
BIAFRA: Socialists and the Agitation for Self-determination Chinedu Agbebire Agitation for the creation of what pro- Biafra groups envisage as a Sovereign Biafran nation has resumed with vigour in the south east and some parts of the south-south of Nigeria. The police have repeatedly clashed with the protesters leading, among others, to the detention of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader
DSM National Meeting Discusses the World Situation By Wole Olubanji Engels At the DSM’s October 24/5 national meeting Robert Bechert, a member of the International Secretariat of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI), led a discussion on the world situation. The world may be a large entity, but there is a similar pattern of capitalist crises across the entire
CHANGE: THROUGH REFORM OR REVOLUTION? DSM National Meeting resolution on Nigeria, October 24-25, 2015 Politically, the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the March 28 presidential elections marks a new turning point for Nigeria. This political development together with the on-going economic crisis opens up an entirely new phase. Without doubt, the Buhari government
DSM NATIONAL MEETING DISCUSSES NIGERIA’S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION By Michael Ogundele From October 24 to October 25, 2015, the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) held a special national meeting primarily attended by leading comrades and organizers at branches and in different areas of work. The objective was to better position the organization for the new challenges thrown up by the
Workers Must Reject Austerity Measures Labour must lead action against attacks on Workers’ Living Conditions For a New Minimum Wage not less than N52, 200 Economy can afford it if wealth is taken out of the hands of top few The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) calls on workers and working people to reject any attempt by governments at all levels
Victory At Last! Lanre Akinola and Rasheedat Adeshina get certificates after 16 years’ victimisation The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) welcomes the release of the withheld certificates of the duo of Lanre Akinola, a member of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), and Rasheedat Adesina by the authorities of the University of Ilorin after 16 years of prolonged legal and political battle for
Over One Decade of the ERC Free Holiday Coaching in Ajegunle By Fidel Davynovich, DSM, Ajegunle This year’ annual free summer coaching of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) came to an end on Wednesday 9 September, 2015. This was after six weeks of the exercise with about 450 secondary school students (in SS1, SS2 and SS3) and 30 volunteer teachers
NLC MUST END ANTI-LABOUR PRACTICES IN LCTS CDWR Demands Reinstatement of Sacked LCTS Worker By Bosah Chinedu The Labour City Transport Limited (LCTS) is a transport scheme supposedly to assist workers move from one point to another affordably. In the absence of a coordinated, integrated and adequately funded public transportation, any private initiative will fail to resolve the transportation difficulties
PUBLIC EDUCATION AT THE MERCY OF AUSTERITY POLICIES For United Actions Of Teachers, Students And Parents To Defend Public Education By Wole Olubanji National Mobilisation Officer, ERC The education sector is facing serious crisis today. Beyond the poor conditions of learning in schools; there is a whole new level of agitations and appeals that government should pay the salaries and
MIGRANT CRISIS: Another Shameful By-product of Capitalism Amidst debates and concerns about the growing migrant crisis, Lanre Arogundade hereby offers a working class socialist perspective and analysis of some key issues involved. By Lanre Arogundade WORST THAN WORLD WAR PERIOD The figures commonly bandied in the world’s leading elite media about the number of migrants or refugees seeking asylum or
Apathy as Cote d’ Ivoire Holds Presidential Election By Jules Konan, Ivorian Committee for a Workers’ International sympathizing group The mood in Côte d’Ivoire is a very unusual one at the moment as the presidential elections scheduled for October 25 approaches. It can only be characterized as a complete apathy towards the outcome, mixed with fear that the country might
HOUSING CRISIS FOR MILLIONS IN NIGERIA: Only a Working People’s Government With Socialist Policies Can Guarantee Massive Housing for the Working People and the Poor By Dimeji Macaulay Housing crisis is a huge issue for Nigerians. Millions live in homes that have been precariously built in terrible places that have life threatening environment in the “showcase” Federal Capital Territory, let
FOR A NEW NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE! By Segun Sango, National Chairman, SPN The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) urgently calls on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to now take seriously the need to fight for a new national minimum wage. We hold that apart from the fact that the current minimum wage, which was last
NO TO ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE By Aj Dagga Tolar With over N4 trillion of public fund spent on electricity in the past sixteen years, there is particularly no reason whatsoever why any part of the country should be in darkness, and yet the situation on ground is that many communities in the country are not even connected to the national
BAILOUT FOR STATES: Can They Really Bail Working People Out? By Kola Ibrahim When the federal government announced a bailout plan for embattled state governments, there was a kind of relief for workers and pensioners, who have been made the sacrificial lamb of the gross mismanagement of the funds that have accrued to these state governments. According to the Nigerian
Which Way Forward for the Workers’ Movement in Nigeria? By Ayo Ademiluyi Almost every day it is becoming clearer and clearer that the workers’ movement in Nigeria requires a radical revival as the movement is in a parlous state. At a time when a new economic crisis is developing, tens of thousands of workers are not being paid, tens of
Nigeria’s Economic Crisis Deepens By Peluola Adewale The Nigerian economy is not yet out of the woods. Though the official report from the third quarter has not been released, nothing suggests we have already seen the worst with the last quarter report. More than anything, it appears that high oil price, the major driver of the growth of the last
CHANGE: Through Reform or Revolution? By H.T. Soweto Five months (5) after its inauguration, the Buhari government which was swept into power in an historic election continues to enjoy perhaps the most widespread support any government has ever had. After 16 years of brutal assault on living standards and democratic rights and serial corruption by the former ruling People’s Democratic
VICTORY FOR LACASERA WORKERS PICKETING FORCES MANAGEMENT TO RECALL WORKERS AND ALLOW UNIONIZATION By Chinedu Bosah, Publicity Secretary, CDWR Chinedu Bosah, CDWR Publicity Secretary, addressing the protesting workers – photo DSM (Click to enlarge) The picketing of La Casera, an Indian owned company, that started on September 11, 2015, was led by the National Union of Food, Beverage, Tobacco employees
NLC PICKETS COMPANIES TO MARK WORLD DECENT WORK DAY TRADE UNION LEADERS MUST DEEPEN STRUGGLE AGAINST ANTI-LABOUR PRACTICES By Chinedu Bosah Stop Precarious work demo – photo DSM Workers and some key leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and members of pro-labour organizations affiliated to Joint Action Front (JAF) converged on October 7, 2015 at the secretariat of the