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AS ENERGY CRISIS DRIVES NIGERIA TO ANOTHER BRINK, LABOUR SHOULD WAKE FROM SLUMBER Times are Harder; Working People and the poor are Suffering! Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) Statement Nigeria has continued to be gripped – yet again – by acute fuel scarcity. The simultaneous collapse of the already scandalously poor public power supply system – leading in most parts of
THE SEVEN DAY UTIMATUM/THREAT OF STRIKE ISSUED BY THE OYO STATE COUNCIL OF NLC IS NECESSARY AND LONG-OVERDUE We Call for an Immediate General Congress of Workers in the state and a 24-hour Warning Strike with Protest Rallies as a prelude to total strike! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) Oyo State chapter welcomes the decision of the leadership of
Reopening of Shut Secondary Schools in Ile-Ife: Aregbesola government should educate young people; not jail them The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, has been drawn to the reopening of the four secondary schools in Ile-Ife, which were previously shut down by the Osun State government over students’ protest. We in the DSM however reject all
DSM Osun Discusses the Economic Crises in Osun State and Nigeria Report of the DSM Osun Second Quarter Symposium By DSM Reporters The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter held its second quarter symposium on Sunday, 03 April, 2016 at its State Secretariat at No. 123, Station Road, Osogbo. The theme of the symposium was, Osun’s Economic Crisis: What
Ajegunle People Protest against Police Brutality Innocent people killed by the police (Click to enlarge) By HT Soweto On Tuesday 22 March 2016, Okada riders, activists, socialists and community people of Ajegunle made good their promise to stage a protest against the incessant cases of police brutality, extortion and brutal killings of innocent and poor Nigerians by the police. Protesting
WHEN THERE IS NO WATER FOR THE POOR TO DRINK A Failure of Capitalism By Fidel Davynovich DSM Ajegunle Branch Today, 22 March, 2016, the world is celebrating World’s Water Day. A day set aside when different organizations, institutions and government agencies sit in round table to hold seminars and programs to discuss about the shortages of water for a
FREE MOSHOOD NOW! Stop Police Brutality in Ajegunle Moshood addressing a mass meeting on police brutality in Ajegunle – photo DSM Comrade Moshood Oshunfunrewa, a leading member of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in Ajegunle, Lagos, was arrested this afternoon (March 21) by the police over the protest being fixed for tomorrow against police killings, brutality and extortion in Ajegunle. He
DSM Rejects Creation of New Local Councils and Area Offices in Osun State We call for elections into existing 30 local councils in the state We demand probe of finances of local governments under Aregbesola government The council creation is an attempt to enforce austerity and new tax regime on the working and poor people The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM),
OGUN WORKERS’ STRIKE: GOV. AMOSUN SHOULD REMIT ALL SALARIES’ DEDUCTIONS AND PAY ALL EMOLUMENTS WE CALL ON GENERAL PUBLIC TO SUPPORT WORKERS TO GET THEIR PAY The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) Ogun state chapter salutes and solidarises with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the long suffering workers in Ogun state on the ongoing strike action. We
RECALL OLAIYA NOW! THE SACK OF THE EKITI STATE CHAIRMAN OF TUC IS ILLEGAL AND CALLOUS Labour must lead a mass action against this assault on workers right and other anti-poor policies of Fayose/PDP-led Government in the state! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the sack and demotion of Mr Raphael Olaiya, the Ekiti State Chairman of Trade Union
AJEGUNLE PEOPLE REJECT ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE Ajegunle people under the aegis of Ajegunle People and Communities (APCs) in conjunction with the Ajeromi-Ifelodun United Interest for Justice protested at the venue of a kangaroo stakeholders’ meeting held on Wednesday 3rd, February, 2016 in Eta hotel, Apapa-Lagos by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC). The protest was to warn the EKEDC and
BIAFRA: Self-Determination is an Inalienable Right! …….. But Capitalism Must Be Defeated Free Nnamdi Kanu and all Incarcerated Activists! For a Genuine and Democratic Referendum to Allow Igbo People Freely Decide Whether to Stay or Separate!! The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) strongly condemns the arrest, harassment, killings and outright human right violation which the Buhari government has been committing against
We Need A Real Change By Abibat Jimoh Nigeria is one of the countries in the world that is endowed with so much natural and human resources but it remains undeveloped due to corruption caused by capitalism. Capitalism is a system under which a few people decide how the resources of the country are shared. This is the root cause
RECRUITMENT OF 500,000 VOLUNTEER TEACHERS No to Casualisation; For Decent Jobs with Right to Join Trade Union By Omole Ibukun, ERC Secretary, OAU Branch The announcement that the Buhari government would employ 500, 000 unemployed graduates as volunteer teachers has raised hope that finally something is being done about the alarming unemployment situation in the country. This is part of
LASU: ERC Demands Improved Funding and Democratic Management By Aasim Dhikrullah, ERC Branch Coordinator Newly-formed branch of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) at the Lagos State University (LASU) welcome recent changes unveiled by the State government. However we are quick to point out that all of these would amount to nothing if they are not backed by improved funding and
ERC Condemns UNILAG Authorities’ Unfair Treatment of 100 Level Medical Students By Julius Samuel & Ilesanmi Samson, ERC Branch Coordinator and Mobilisation Officer The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), University of Lagos (UNILAG) branch, condemns the undemocratic decision of the University administration to prevent 100 Level medical students from proceeding to the College of Medicine, Idi-Araba to continue their programme. Two
LANDLORD AND TENANT CONFLICTS ON THE RISE By Victor Osakwe 56 years after flag independence, Nigeria’s housing crisis remains unresolved. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at an estimated 24.4 million homeless people, Nigeria contributes a lot to the global homelessness figure. Mind you, not all of these cases of homelessness are due to insurgency. Capitalism
Alarming Shortage of Teachers in Lagos Public Schools By H.T. Soweto and Aj Dagga Tolar, ERC National Coordinator and Chairman, NUT Ajeromi-Ifelodun respectively It is no news that public education in Lagos state faces several crises. Some of these include leaking roofs, flooded school premises, overcrowded classroom, unsafe and unhealthy school environment, decaying infrastructures and a curriculum largely aimed at
SOUTH AFRICA: Worker and Student Protests Intensify #OutsourcingMustFall Campaign Becomes Point of Reference for the Working Class Reporters from the WASP, (Workers and Socialist Party, CWI, South Africa Across South Africa protests and strikes by workers and students are continuing across the higher education sector. Protests at the University of the Free State (UFS) grabbed headlines on Monday night when
US: Bernie’s Political Revolution opens New Era for American Politics Build #Movement4Bernie to Defeat the Billionaire Class and the Democratic Party Establishment Bernie Sanders’ victory in New Hampshire in early February was a political earthquake that rocked the U.S. presidential elections and the entire establishment. For the first time in U.S. history, a candidate who calls himself a socialist won