Socialist Labour expresses its unwavering and solidarity with the teachers, workers, and trade unions of the Federal Capital Territory under the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (FCT Council) in their just struggle against the continued denial of workers' rights and dignity.
We stand shoulder...
Izielen Agbon
There is a need for a working class perspective on fuel subsidy. Like minimum wage, fuel subsidy is going to be one of the most contentious issues in the upcoming 2027 elections. The current national debate on fuel subsidy began when Taiwo Oyedele,...
The strategy of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) over the last decade or so has included extended negotiations, limited strike threats and generally calling off strikes at the last moment. The assumption appears to have been that we have decent governments that only occasionally need reminding to do the right thing. In fact we have corrupt governments that only work to further enrich themselves and their elite friends. They rarely, if ever, actually implement any agreements that they have signed with the trade unions.