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DSM Support Workers’ Strike in Osun State Labour Leadership should call Congress of Workers now ï€ ï€ Aregbesola Government should pay full salaries and pensions to all workers and retirees ï€ ï€ All arrears of half-salaries and pensions plus gratuities must be paid. ï€ ï€ Promotion is a right, not a privilege. The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, hereby expresses its support for the
FUEL SCARCITY: Fixing the Oil Sector is not Rocket Science! * Labour and the working masses should demand immediate repair of old refineries and building of new ones * Fight for nationalization of the oil industry under democratic control and management H.T Soweto Once again, Nigeria is in the throes of fuel scarcity. This fuel crisis is turning to be
PERENNIAL FUEL SCARCITY AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS UNABLE TO GUARANTEE SUPPLY SPN DEMANDS NATIONALIZATION AND DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT OF THE OIL INDUSTRY AS THE WAY OUT OF THIS QUAGMIRE The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the federal government and the oil marketers/tycoons for failing to guarantee adequate supply of fuel and thereby causing untold hardship for the vast majority
ANC conference: United they stand, divided they fall by Weizmann Hamilton, Workers and Socialist Party Executive Committee (WASP, CWI in South Africa) After the most tumultuous run-up to any conference in ANC history, watched across the world, with over a thousand journalists in attendance, and the markets moving up in anticipation of the results, Cyril Ramaphosa has ascended to the
Important step for Socialist Party of Nigeria – Court orders it to be allowed to stand in elections Interview with Hassan Taiwo Soweto and Abbey Trotsky conducted by Per-Ĺke Westerlund of the Swedish Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (Socialist Justice Party) during a recent meeting of the International Executive Committee of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) held in Belgium. The Democratic
Loss of N7.6 trillion in the Oil Industry Shocking SPN Demands Recovery of the money and Nationalization of the Oil Industry under public democratic control and management The revelation by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, on Wednesday December 13, 2017 that Nigeria lost a whopping N7.6 trillion ($21 billion) over the past 25 years to International Oil
#EndSARS: MORE MASS PROTESTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS NEEDED UNTIL THE DEMANDS ARE WON WE CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO UNDIGNIFIED TREATMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND NIGERIANS IN GENERAL FOR A DEMOCRATIC REFORM OF THE POLICE AND SECURITY APPARATUS TO TRULY SERVE THE PEOPLE’S INTEREST FOR A POLICE UNION AND THE RIGHT OF THE ARMY AND OTHER SECURITY OPERATIVES TO UNIONISE
SPN WELCOMES THE REGISTRATION OF 21 POLITICAL PARTIES BY INEC WE DEMAND THE REGISTRATION OF SPN IN LINE WITH THE COURT JUDGMENT The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) welcomes the registration of 21 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). However, the SPN is calling on INEC to immediately obey the judgment of the Federal High Court that
AT THE THRESHOLD OF WORKING CLASS POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE HISTORY! TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE CONVENED BY THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF NIGERIA (SPN) IN REACTION TO THE COURT JUDGMENT OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT DIRECTING INEC TO REGISTER THE PARTY As you may already be aware, a Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole in a judgment
(Click to enlarge) Suspension of Student Activists at OAU Ile-Ife Nigeria – A Call for Solidarity By Oluwole Engels National Mobilisation Officer, ERC On 7th October, 2017, the authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) indefinitely suspended four student activists including Omole Ibukun, National Secretary of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) – a platform formed by the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM)
VICTORY AT LAST COURT ORDERS INEC TO REGISTER SPN A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole in a judgment delivered today (November 28) has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) within 30days. We of the SPN welcome the judgment, which has reaffirmed our democratic right to
2018 BUDGET PROPOSAL: ANOTHER GOVERNMENT ATTACK ON PUBLIC EDUCATION ERC calls For Nationwide Mass Protests to force an increase in the Budgetary Allocation to Education The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) strongly condemns the proposal of President Buhari-led Federal Executive Council to allocate a paltry 7.04% of the 2018 budget to the education sector. We hereby demand an upward review of
ERC CONDEMNS PERSECUTION AND POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED DISMISSAL OF STAFF UNION LEADERS IN LASU Calls for an Independent Panel of Inquiry into the Allegations and Processes Leading to the Dismissal of Dr. Isaac Akinloye Oyewumi and Dr. Adebowale Adeyemi-Suenu – respectively Chairman and Vice Chairman of ASUU LASU The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns the recent politically-motivated dismissal of the Chairman of
POLICE REPRESSION AND BRUTALIZATION OF STUDENTS AND STAFFS IN FCA IBADAN IS CONDEMNABLE All police officers involved in the criminal acts must be brought to justice The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Oyo state chapter, strongly condemns the recent police repression and brutalization of innocent students and staff of the Federal College of Agriculture, (FCA) and Institute for Agricultural Research and
Mugabe has gone – but his regime remains in power by Weizmann Hamilton and Tinovimbanashe Gwenyaya Workers and Socialist Party (WASP, CWI in South Africa) The takeover of power by the Zimbabwe defence force is a military coup in all but name. It represents a turning point in post-independence Zimbabwe and the almost certain end of Mugabe’s reign. The military
MINIMUM WAGE: NLC TAKING GOVERNMENT TO ILO IS A MISPLACEMENT OF PRIORITY! Declare a National day of action to commence the struggle for a new minimum wage and payment of salary arrears The attention of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has been drawn to a media report that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has dragged the Federal Government of
ERC CONDEMNS PROSCRIPTION OF STUDENTS UNION AT OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE Several Students Injured as Management Unleashes Reign of Terror to Enforce Proscription of the Union Appeals to FG to call the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ogunmodede, to Order Demands Restoration of Independent Unionism and Recall of all Victimized Student Activists The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) calls on the Prof. Eyitope
STUDENTS’ ACTIVISTS SUSPENDED FOR PROTESTING OVER POOR CONDITIONS OF LEARNING Call for Solidarity Actions By Wole Engels National Mobilisation Officer, ERC Four (4) students’ leaders and activists of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) have been placed on indefinite suspension by the management over a peaceful protest that held on the campus on Friday October 6th, 2017. The action was sequel
Alfred Adegoke, Osun State Chairperson of Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Defeats Department of State Security Service (SSS) in Court Alfred Adegoke – photo DSM (Click to enlarge) Awarded N500,000 Damages By Kola Ibrahim State Coordinator, CDWR Osun State On October 10th, 2017, the Federal High Court, Osogbo Division, sitting under Justice M.A. Onyetenu, gave a victorious judgment to Comrade
Successful Weekend of Discussion at DSM National Committee DSM NC singing (Click to enlarge) By HT Soweto Over the weekend of Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 October 2017, the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) – CWI Nigeria – had its National Committee (NC) meeting. The meeting held at the International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, Lagos. Over 60 delegates and observers representing