THE NIGERIAN WORKERS AND THE LABOUR PARTY: THE WAY FORWARD.
Comrade Joseph S. Ndirang, Labour Party Chieftain, Abuja
It is strange that most Nigerians do not know that the Labour Party is the baby and brain child of the Nigerian Labour movement as championed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), alongside its civil society allies. The Labour...
CHRONICLE OF DEGREE DENIALS BY UNILORIN : A COMPLETE SYSTEMS FAILURE
Poju Akinyanju
When Rasheedat Adesina was called to the Nigerian Bar in August of this year, her ordeal and courage in confronting persecution by the University of Ilorin {Unilorin) was brought to the fore, again. What was not known to some of us who were close to the struggles of Rasheedat because we...
What is the balance sheet of the doctors’ strike?
Socialist Labour congratulates the doctors, members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), for their steadfastness and tenacity in maintaining their strike for over two months from 2nd August 2021.
The Enemy of Our Enemy May be Equally Our Enemy
The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban raises issues for socialist internationalists.
THE DANGER INHERENT IN THE PRESENT MOMENT: THE LEFT AND THE NIGERIA QUESTION
The present moment is a very dicey one, characterised by systemic crisis, of such proportions that it seems to have engendered a situation of permanent crises – a crisis of rampant excruciating poverty, a crisis of rampaging endemic insecurity, and a crisis of near catastrophic degradation of human life; all of which pose an existential threat to the working peoples of our part of the world.
SAY NO TO CASUAL WORK AND WAGE POVERTY: YES TO DECENT WORK
SAY NO TO CASUAL WORK! SAY NO TO CONTRACT WORK!!
SAY NO TO JOB AND PAY CUTS! SAY YES TO JUST JOBS!!
STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHT! ORGANISE AND JOIN A UNION!!
NDUKA EZE-A LEGACY OF SOCIALIST IDEOLOGY, NATIONALISM & WORKING CLASS CONSCIOUNESS
Every society is a reflection of the consciousness and dominant ideology of its citizens. It could be consciousness towards religion and spirituality or economic and socio-political well-being. Whichever is dominant and prevalent will be the determinant of the direction of progress for such society. Again; it is also pertinent to acknowledge that the philosophical and ideological current of every period work in tandem to shape the direction of the overall development of societies.
Socialist Labour CALLS FOR SUPPORT FOR STRIKING NARD DOCTORS
The doctors have vowed to continue their strike on the basis of an appeal and motion for stay of execution of the court ruling directing them to resume work.
How Can We Address ‘insecurity’ – do aerial bombardments have any role?
The Airforce have finally admitted that they killed 10 innocent civilians on a recent bombing run in Yobe State.