UNFINISHED WORKERS’ STRIKE IN KADUNA STATE
By Biodun Olamosu - Last month the NLC led the Kaduna strike that was the climax of the best traditions of working class struggle.
IN MEMORY OF COMRADE THOMAS SANKARA
By Femi Falana(SAN) - I was in Benin last Saturday to participate in the public lecture organised by the Nigerian Youth Democratic Party. I returned to Lagos later in the evening....
EDWIN MADUNAGU: MARXIST SCHOLAR AT 75
Edwin Madunagu’s life story is an exemplification of the multiculturalism that a pluralistic society like Nigeria represents. Possibly this is responsible for the metropolitan socialist world outlook that he adopted from early in his life.
Nigerians protest against insecurity
On the National Day of Action against insecurity in Nigeria, Monday 31st May,2021, protest were held at different locations across the country
Socialist Labour Bulletin – June 2021
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Unpicking Sankara’s elusive socialism
Thomas Sankara’s project of transformation was dramatically uneven. With his comrades, Sankara attempted to push through radical reforms. With his personal incorruptibility and deep commitment to transforming Burkina Faso’s diabolical underdevelopment, he remained an intransigent figure of opposition to the emergence of neoliberalism, privatisation and the marginalisation of Africa. Sankara understood that the African common people had to find their own way to development.
Thomas Sankara – Burkina Faso
A popular coup d’état led by Captain Thomas Sankara made him President of, what was then called Upper Volta on August 4, 1983. He was only 33 years old. Four years later he was assassinated.
NLC Kaduna State Strike, JUSUN, PASAN & ASUP Strikes, Fuel Price Increases and The Minimum Wage: The Way Forward
Members and supporters of Socialist Labour were impressed that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) organised and implemented the general strike in Kaduna State. Socialist Labour commends the courage and sacrifices of the workers of Kaduna State,...
Judiciary Workers, Kaduna State Workers, Parliamentary Workers and Polytechnic Lecturers Need Our Solidarity
There are four vital strikes going on in Nigeria today. They are being organized by PASAN, JUSUN, ASUP and the NLC in Kaduna State. The success of these strikes has implications for beginning to address poverty, inequality, corruption and insecurity. But this is only the beginning, the depths of inequality mean that we have a massive fight...
Banks, Schools, Airport, Train Station, Electricity Shut In Kaduna As Labour Strike Begins.
Electricity supply, government schools and offices, banks, airport, train station have been totally shut in Kaduna as Labour, under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) commenced a five-day warning strike in the state.
Workers, across the state and leadership of all the affiliate unions of NLC, are presently in Kaduna,...