Unity & Solidarity With Health & University Strikes – together we can defeat Bola T-Pain
In the last week of October, workers in two vital social sectors were on strike against the government’s austerity measures. Health workers, united in JOHESU, and university non-academic staff of NASU and SSANU are fighting against the government’s failure to adequately fund health and education. With robust solidarity from across the labour movement these trade unions can...
We Need to Emphasise Equality, and so Redistribution, Rather than Growth
The globally dominant view is that economic growth reduces poverty. This is the view that is pushed by the IMF and World Bank. It is now being claimed to be implemented by such diverse governments as those of Nigeria, Senegal and Britain. It is also the approach that is adopted by Peter Obi. In each case, the...
The Power of Women by Denis Mukwege
Paul Martial
The presentation of the Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege as "the man who repairs women" is very limiting. Denis Mukwege is first and foremost a feminist activist, a cause to which he devotes his life.
Through his salutary and moving work we share his...
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...