For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
In August 2024, the residents of Ajegunle, a densely populated area in Lagos State, took to the streets in a show of mass rejection of electricity exploitation. They rallied against the ongoing double billing, extortion, and discriminatory electricity policies imposed by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKODISCO) and sanctioned by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The protests, spearheaded
The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, OAU branch, strongly condemns the deliberate power rationing by the university management. It is no longer news that the university now rations electricity with a complete power outage of more than 6 hours at specific hours of the day. If there is a legacy the Professor Bamire’s administration is leaving with students, it will be
The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Oyo State Chapter condemns a recent wave of fee hikes across the Oyo State owned tertiary institutions and demands an immediate reversal. By Nnamdi Ochi. ERC, Oyo State Secretary According to media reports, at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), the school fees which used to range from N261,000 to N283,000 during the 2023/2024
Mass Struggle and Working People Solidarity are needed! The indigenous people of Abuja have been hugely victimized by the ongoing demolitions of homes and communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the orders of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. This demolition policy is a continuity of the policies of past FCT Ministers starting from Mallam Nasir El-Rufai who took office
Lagos has a significant housing deficit, with an estimated shortage of over 3 million homes. Expectedly, the low-income earners are hit the hardest. Homeownership and renting decent accommodation have become exorbitantly expensive, making it difficult for moderate and low-income earners to find affordable housing. This forces many residents to live in informal settlements or slums, such as Makoko, which lack
On July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled on the financial autonomy of the country’s 774 local government councils. This judgment following a suit brought forth by Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Federal Minister of Justice, to end the unconstitutional manipulation of local government funds by state governments. However, despite the apparent legal victory, the autonomy will not automatically
The victory of Trump and his refashioned Republican party clearly opens new chapters in both US and world history. For many in a polarised US this victory of right populism will strike more than a note of fear, especially among women fearing attacks on their reproductive rights and migrants fearing they, or their family members, will be caught up in
30 years ago, the inspirational movement of the South African masses brought an end to the horrific apartheid regime, the process concluding with elections in April 1994. The Black majority was finally able to vote, and the African National Congress (ANC) was elected into government. By Deji Olayinka, Socialist Party, (CWI England and Wales) Black and Asian group Apartheid
WE DEMAND THAT GOVERNOR DIKKO UMAR RADDA AND KATSINA STATE POLICE DROP ALL CHARGES AND RELEASE THOSE STILL IN DETENTION NOW! The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) condemns the continuous persecution of #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters in Katsina State by Governor Dikko Umar Radda and the state Commissioner of Police using the judiciary to continue an unending adjournment without trial. Gaddafi Musa was
There seems to be no permanent solution to the astronomical and continuous hike in petrol price, within the framework of the neocolonial, neoliberal capitalist economic arrangement currently being superintended over by the Tinubu government. Petrol price had risen sharply from about N198 in late 2022 to about N1,150 naira currently (500 percent increase), thanks to the implementation of naked market
In an estimation of the top 10 countries out of 85 countries, that are suffering homelessness; Nigeria emerged the highest, with 26.70 percent. Punch newspaper reported, on 16 October, 2023; that Nigeria has the world greatest number of homeless people. Nigeria is ranked first among the top 10 countries with 24,400,000, followed by Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, and Dr Congo. By
IT IS HIGH-TIME 48-HOUR GENERAL STRIKE IS CALLED TO IMPLEMENT N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE ACROSS THE BOARD AND TO RESIST ALL ANTI-POOR POLICIES A strike action was declared and scheduled to commence on December 1, 2024, in states where the N70,000 minimum wage has not been implemented. This was in line with the resolution of the Central Working Committee (CWC) and
* YRC CALLS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (IGP), KAYODE EGBETOKUN, TO ALLOW FOR AN IMPARTIAL AND INDEPENDENT PROBE INTO THE RECKLESS ASSAULT BY THE POLICE ON THE RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY ESPECIALLY THE KILLING OF 24 PROTESTERS The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) commends Amnesty International for its detailed and impartial report titled “Bloody August:
Working People and Youth Should Demand Real Improvement in Conditions 27 November, 2024 marked the second anniversary of the Governor Ademola Adeleke/PDP-led government in Osun State. As expected of incumbents, the government has embarked on self-praise, alongside funfair to celebrate its ‘achievements’. In every sector, the government graded itself with high percentage of performance. Yet, for conscious observer in the
For Massive Public Funding and Democratic Control of Agriculture Working People and Poor Farmers Must Resist Neo-Liberal Policies By Eko John Nicholas Under the APC-led Tinubu administration, chronic hunger and hardship have not only become rife, the majority of the population now face serious food insecurity. Poor Nigerian households are confronted with possible starvation due to high cost of food
Implementation of new minimum wage must not lead to retrenchment of workers, or reversal of already-won concessions NLC and TUC leadership must call congress of workers to take final decisions The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State has been drawn to a press release by the Osun State government, announcing a new minimum wage of N75,000 (seventy
Protests have rocked Mozambique since ‘preliminary’ results of presidential and legislative elections held on 9 October declared the ruling Mozambican Liberation Front (Frelimo) the winner. Mozambique can be added to the growing rollcall of neocolonial countries where the population has taken to the streets in open revolt. Since 2018, the masses have shaken the ruling classes to their core in
ERC demands an immediate reversal of fee hike and adequate funding of all the state-owned tertiary institutions We call on the state NLC, TUC and civil society organisations to also demand the reversal of the fee hikes The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Oyo State Chapter, condemns a recent wave of fee hikes across the Oyo State owned tertiary institutions and
Friday November 8 saw the #EndBadGovernance Movement, Lagos State Chapter, hold a protest march in solidarity with those on criminal trial and in detention in connection with the nationwide protest held between August 1 and August 8 over mass hunger and economic hardship. Nearly 100 protesters, including members of the Movement, Womanifesto – a coalition of women groups, CEEHOPE and
#EndBadGovernance Movement, Lagos State Text of a press conference addressed by the #Endbadgovernance movement, Lagos State Chapter, on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at the International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, to respond to the discontinuation of suit and release of 114 protesters including minors and to call for similar reprieve for all the remaining protesters in detention and on trial nationwide.
