For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Socialist Party of Nigeria PRESS STATEMENT ASUU STRIKE: ASUU and Trade Unions Must Mobilise for a Day of Mass Protest The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) fully supports ASUU in its ongoing industrial strike in defence of public education at university level. For a country stupendously rich in human and material resources the current state of public education is abnormally
Press Statement SPN Condemns the Proposed Removal of Minimum Wage from Exclusive List Senate Action is a Wake-up Call on the NLC and TUC to fight more Resolutely to Defend Workers Living Standards NLC and TUC Must Call an Immediate 48-hour General Strike/Mass Protest Now! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns in absolute terms the anti-poor decision by the
Egypt: State crackdown against Muslim Brotherhood leaves over 80 dead Bloody repression can be turned against striking workers and youth Niall Mulholland, from The Socialist, weekly newspaper of the Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales) The Egyptian state’s bloody crackdown against Muslim Brotherhood supporters continues, leaving hundreds dead and injured. At least 83 died during last Saturday’s police massacre of
Tunisia Mass explosion of anger at second political killing of a left leader Leaflet of CWI supporters calls for general strike to bring down the government Supporters of the CWI in Tunisia The assassination of Mohamed Brahmi, MP for El Shaab (People’s Movement), has triggered a new mass movement of workers and youth in Tunisia. Under mass pressure, the main
Strikes in the Education Sector: Need for Unity of Education Workers and Students in Struggle Reports of ERC solidarity activities to back on-going ASUU strike By Hassan Taiwo Soweto ERC National Coordinator ERC Protest March at University of Lagos – photo DSM Over the last three months, the education sector has been racked by one disruption after another. It is
Congo: A history of capitalist looting Since 1997, wars have claimed six million lives in the Congo, where life expectancy is 46 years. Yet this horrific situation receives little media attention in the west. Per-Ĺke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden), first published in Socialism Today Per-Ĺke Westerlund reviews a book which lays a good foundation for a greater understanding of
Education Rights Campaign SUPPORT THE STRIKE! DON’T BREAK IT University Lecturers and Students United in the Struggle to Fight Neglect of Public Education! Great Nigerian students, there is urgent need for us to act now to save Nigeria’s education sector from a total collapse! It will interest us to know that between 2000 and 2011, Nigeria government earned N48.48 trillion
Egypt Polarisation grows – No trust in the generals Robert Bechert, Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) The stormy and bloody developments since the removal and arrest of President Morsi by the military mark a new, challenging and dangerous stage in the unfolding Egyptian revolution. Despite the huge, unprecedented mass mobilisation against Morsi the absence of an independent, socialist based
Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) For 48-Hour Nationwide General Strike and Mass Protests against Education Attacks and Non-Implementation of Minimum Wage The Socialist Party of Nigeria is compelled by the fresh wave of strike actions by education workers’ unions (NUT, ASUP, SSANIP and ASUU) to call on the leadership of the NLC and TUC to mobilize for a 48-hour general
Egypt: Huge protests demand the fall of Mursi No to the generals’ intervention! For a workers’ government! David Johnson, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales, sister organisation of the DSM) Egypt protest 1 July 2013 Mohammed Mursi’s first anniversary as president of Egypt was marked by even bigger demonstrations than brought about the downfall of Hosni Mubarak in January 2011.
Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) CDWR CALL ON DURA PACK MANAGEMENT TO END ONGOING VICTIMISATION OF WORKERS DURA PACK WORKERS SHOULD EMBARK ON STRUGGLES FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND THE RECALL OF ILLEGALLY SACKED/LOCKED-OUT WORKERS Dura Pack is one of numerous Chinese owned companies in Nigeria which are run like slave camps. The company, which produces different types
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Press Statement ERC Backs ASUU’s Indefinite Strike Action Calls on Federal Government to Meet Lecturers Demands Immediately Lecturers! Don’t Sit At Home, For Mass Protest and Demonstrations Students! Support the Strike, Don’t Break It! For a United Struggle of Education Workers and Students to Save Education From Collapse Arising from its NEC meeting at the Olabisi
South Africa: Socialist activist threatened with deportation An injury to one is an injury to all Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI South Africa) correspondents South African authorities have made a vicious attack and unwarranted attack on Liv Shange, an organiser of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) – the South African section of the Committee for a Workers’ International and sister organisation
Police Brutality and Killing of Protesting Students in Nigeria Call for Condemnation, Solidarity and Protests Statement of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) So far this year, nearly 10 students have been shot dead by the police. Most of the shooting have occurred during students protest. The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has publicly condemned this killing including the latest which occurred
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) press statement UNIUYO CRISIS: NO TO KILLING OF PROTESTING STUDENTS Release All Arrested Students Meet All Students Demands and Reopen the University Now For an Independent Probe Panel including Elected Representatives of Students and Staff Unions. The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) demands the immediate reopening of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom, and the meeting
SPN forging ahead with a “June 12” Symposium in Osun State Segun Sango, SPN protem National Chairperson, photo DSM The Osun State chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), in conjunction with the local Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) chapter, chapters held a public symposium on June 12, 2013 with the central theme, June 12 Struggle; 20 Years After: What
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) press statement DEATH OF NANS SENATE PRESIDENT AND FOUR OTHERS IN AUTO CRASH ERC Condoles with NANS and Students The death of the Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Donald Onukaogu Sunday, Dimeji Azeez (a.k.a Fagbocious) and three others is indeed shocking. Reportedly, they died in an auto crash while on their
20th Anniversary of June 12 This year marks the 20th anniversary of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 elections. About 14 million Nigerians participated in the election, organized by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida. Bashorun MKO Abiola, a capitalist multi-millionaire, turned politician, won on the platform of one of the two parties created and imposed on the
Socialist Party of Nigeria Ogun State Chapter PRESS STATEMENT OGUN TEACHERS’ STRIKE: GOVERNOR AMOSU MUST MEET THE DEMANDS OF TEACHERS AND STOP HARASSMENT OF THEIR LEADERS The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Ogun State Chapter, condemns in strong terms the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) led government in Ogun State over its refusal to honor the agreement the state government
SSANIP “June 4 Demo” Shows the Way Forward for On-going Polytechnic Workers’ Strike For More Mass Actions Uniting SSANIP, ASUP and NAPS in Struggle By Lateef Adams ERC Members Join Polytechnic Workers Protest March, photo DSM Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) in the Southwest Zone on Tuesday June 4 converged at the Yaba College of