We Are Poor People Living in a Resource Rich Nation
The Nigerian economy in has generally grown well over the last 25 years, especially over the period 2000 to 2015. As a result, the GDP is now at least five times larger than it was during the military era. In April 2014, Nigeria became Africa’s largest economy, and the world’s 26th largest economy. In addition, the economy...
Join the Mass Peaceful Protests.“National Day of Survival” – October 1, 2024
Socialist Labour calls on all democratic and mass-based organisations, labour and student unions, traders and professional associations, to come out en masse on October 1st for the National Day of Survival mass peaceful protests. The hardship, hunger, and repression inflicted on us by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime have pushed the masses to the brink. The suffering...
Trade Unions and Others Should Adopt Prisoners Detained Around the Protests
According to Femi Falana, over 2,100 people were arrested around the protests and just over 1,400 have been taken to court – so around 700 are being held illegally. Nearly 500 protesters were remanded to prison by three magistrate courts in Kano. Amnesty International described these as “an unfair trial based on trumped-up charges.” Many other protesters...
Russia is Supporting Local Dictators – Not The Popular Masses
Russia is Supporting Local Dictators - Not The Popular Masses
Alex Batubo
Russia has achieved a major coup in West Africa. It is now providing direct support to several military juntas in countries that were former French colonies. However, this change has not had any positive impact on the lives of...
GOVERNORS WERE LYING WHEN THEY SAY THAT STATES CANNOT AFFORD A MINIMUM WAGE OF EVEN N62,000
GOVERNORS WERE LYING WHEN THEY SAY THAT STATES CANNOT AFFORD A MINIMUM WAGE OF EVEN N62,000
The Governors Forum claimed that many states could not afford a minimum wage of even N62,000. This is not true.
At its August meeting, FAAC distributed N1,358 billion to the three tiers of government. This...
TRADE UNIONS MUST GIVE MORE SOLIDARITY TO THOSE DETAINED AROUND THE PROTESTS
SL Bulletin 46 SEPT 2024Download
Albert Okwudiba Nnoli
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Creative Production is the Key.
In this post I wish to explain why no Nigerian petty bourgeois politician can, or should be expected to, rescue the country from the looming socioeconomic and political disaster. The popular Nigerian belief is that leadership is the trouble/problem with the...
3. The Possibilities and Predisposition of Crisis in the Sphere of Realization
Izielen Agbon
In the third stage of the circular movement of Capital, the finished product (C) which is the outcome of the production process becomes commodities and are offered for sale in the sphere of realization (commodity markets). Here, they are exchanged for money.
CI is...
Release All Those Detained in Connection with the End Hunger Protests
The police claim to have arrested a thousand or more people since the protests started on Thursday, 1st August. Socialist Labour maintains that acts of peaceful protest are Constitutionally and universally recognised as fundamental human rights. As a result, it is a statutory duty for the police to protect every person in the...
The Police only Protect the Rich
The murder by the police of at least tens of protesters in recent days has raised the issue of the role of the police in our society. We hope that the police will be there to protect us when we suffer from acts of criminality. But we also know, even in normal times, that the police regularly...