For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
MINIMUM WAGE STRUGGLE The Need for Nationally Coordinated Actions By Kola Ibrahim April 2012 marked the one year of singing of the new N18, 000 minimum wage into law. However, across the country, the implementation of the new wage has been stalled by the government irrespective of political parties. In most states including the so-called opposition parties’ controlled states, workers
NIGERIAN ECONOMY IN DOLDRUMS: Harder Times Ahead for the Working People By Peluola Adewale Ordinary Nigerians have been told to prepare for even harder times ahead. The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was reported to have told the Federal Executive Council on June 13, 2012 that the country should prepare for economic recession in view of the slide in oil
REJIGGING NIGERIA: Can the Country be saved by the Convocation of Sovereign National Conference (SNC)? By Segun Sango Bluntly put, every socio-economic and political facet of Nigeria can be called a disaster. Nothing works in every critical departments of the economy. Nigeria’s stupendous natural and human resources have not been deployed to make a positive impact on the economic and
Socialist Democracy July – August 2012 Issue OIL SUBSIDY PROBE: A Peep into the Capitalists’ Chambers of Fraud By Segun Sango The House of Representatives recently made rare peep into certain aspects of the oil sector’s activities. Essentially, the House probed the so-called oil subsidy regime that was in existence between 2009 and 2011. In its findings, the House came
Minimum Wage: Osun State Workers must reject latest Onslaught By Alfred Adegoke (Protem Chairperson, SPN Osun State) The Osun State Chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the latest assault by the Rauf Aregbesola/ACN government of Osun state on the democratic right of workers to seek improvements in their living and working conditions, and calls for full implementation
DANA AIR CRASH: FOR MASSIVE PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN THE AVIATION SECTOR By Chinedu Bosah The Dana Air crash brings to the fore the level of decadence in the aviation sector just like other sectors of the economy and our national life. All is not well with the state of the aircraft, airports and disaster response mechanism. Most of the aircrafts,
Egypt: 50,000 protest ruling military junta’s new sweeping powers Escalation in struggle for power between old regime and Muslim Brotherhood Niall Mulholland and David Johnson, edited article from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales) http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/main/Home Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood stated the revolution is facing ‘a life and death moment’ after it claimed victory in presidential
AAUA DSM Symposium Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) generates interest among students Agbebire Mavellus Chinedu, Coordinator DSM AAUA branch reports Participants at DSM Akungba symposium – photo DSM On May 16th 2012, the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba- Akoko organised a public symposium with the theme “Can Education Be Totally Free? A Socialist Perspective”. The symposium which
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Press Statement WE CONDEMN THE CLOSURE OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE (FUTA) AND SUSPENSION OF LEADERS OF NASU AND SSANU We Demand Payment of Hazard Allowance to FUTA Workers On Tuesday 12 June 2012, the Senate of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) shut down the university and suspended indefinitely leaders of the Senior
Fashola Forced by Struggle to Recall the Sacked Doctors; But CONMESS, the Main Issue, Remains Unresolved! By Peluola Adewale The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) welcomes the recall of 788 medical doctors illegally and callously sacked by the Babatunde Fashola government of Lagos state. The retreat of Fashola who had hitherto acted as if his draconian action was irreversible is a
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Press statement UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS STUDENTS’ PROTEST AGAINST CHANGE OF INSTITUTION’s NAME Unilag students protesting the renaming of their school Moshood Abiola University The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns the undemocratic process through which the Federal government changed the name of University of Lagos (UNILAG) to Moshood Abiola University without consultation with students, staff and the
CHILDREN’S DAY 2012 Under capitalism in Nigeria, working class children face horrific privation and uncertain future Struggle to defend children’s right and for a better society By Seun Ogunniyi and HT Soweto Street trading – a notorious form of child labour in the cities May 27 this year is children’s day in Nigeria. It is definitely another day on which
LAGOS DOCTORS WIN ROUND ONE Abiodun Aremu, JAF Secretary, addressing journalists and protesters – photo DSM For Immediate and Unconditional Recall of all Sacked Doctors For Full Implementation of CONMESS NLC and TUC must intervene with Solidarity Action By Peluola Adewale The Lagos doctors have won the round one of their legal battle against the Lagos state government. Justice Benedict
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Press statement NO TO ORONSAYE’S COMMITTEE PROPOSALS FOR INTRODUCTION OF TUITION FEES IN FEDERAL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS We Can’t Pay! We won’t pay!! For mass action to defeat attacks on public education The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) strongly rejects the recommendation of the Committee for the Restructuring and Rationalization of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies headed
BUILD A FIGHTBACK AGAINST ELECTRICITY TARRIFF HIKE! For a NUEE/NLC-led national mass actions and 48hr warning general strike. By Ayo Ademiluyi In an another major grand onslaught on the working masses, the Jonathan regime is set to put in place a ‘new’ tariff by June 1 with an increment from its present rate of N4.00 per kilowatt-hour (pkwh) to N18
DSM Intervention at May DAY: Reports across the country Members of DSM actively participated in this year’s May Day events at nine of the centres across the country. The general report of this intervention has already been published on this website. Below are the reports from four of the centres DSM comrades intervened which capture more insights and moods at
DSM CONDEMNS THE SACK OF STRIKING LAGOS DOCTORS FASHOLA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REINSTATE ALL SACKED DOCTORS! We Urge NMA to declare 24-hour Solidarity National Strike Now!! Click here for the Leaflet pdf The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) condemns the sack of 788 doctors by the Lagos state government. This action is draconian and unlawful. Doctors embarked on strike when the Lagos
Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Press Statement HASSAN OLUWAFUNMIKE MONSURAT’S DEATH AT LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY THE MANAGEMENT IS CULPABLE! We call for a democratic and independent probe panel to investigate Hassan Oluwafunmike Monsurat’s death and bring all culpable university officials to trial The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns the untimely death of Miss Hassan Oluwafunmike Monsurat, a 300 level female Banking
France: Weekend that shocked Europe Austerity rejected in Eurozone’s second biggest economy Robert Bechert, Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) Sarkozy’s downfall, alongside the crushing defeat of the pro-austerity parties in Greece, is a real turning point. Not only did he head the eighth European government to be defeated in the last year, the French and Greek elections were the
Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) PRESS STATEMENT CDWR CONDEMNS THE SACK OF STRIKING LAGOS DOCTORS FASHOLA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MEET DEMANDS OF DOCTORS AND ADEQUATELY FUND HEALTH CARE SERVICES The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the sack of striking doctors by the Lagos state government. This action is draconian and unlawful. Doctors have embarked on strike