NLC Holds Successful Protests in Almost All States (and FCT) – forward to resolute action on its 17 demands
The NLC held successful street protests in 35 states and in the FCT. The only state where protests were not held on the 27th of February was Borno State. We have collected pictures of the NLC protests in each state, see:https://socialistlabour.com.ng/2024/03/02/nlc-holds-successful-protests-in-almost-every-state/
Following the protests the NLC made some excellent demands including:• An immediate removal...
NLC HOLDS SUCCESSFUL PROTESTS IN ALMOST EVERY STATE
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), its member unions and others organised massive protests across the country on Tuesday, 27th February, 2024. The rallies were to protest against “the excruciating hardship that millions of ordinary Nigerians, especially workers, are facing”.The trade unions have yet again shown their ability to organise huge simultaneous protests in almost all state capitals....
Governments Have Plenty of Money to Pay for a Decent Minimum Wage and our Other Demands
The Accountant General of the Federation managed to claim at the end of January that the “limited nature of government revenue” meant the Federal Government could no longer afford to pay the monthly allowance of N35,000 promised to Federal workers. She was lying. In reality, the state and Federal governments have more money than they know what...
We Are Hungry – They Are Greedy!
United Protests and Strikes Can win!
Socialist Labour congratulates the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for planning protests across the country for Tuesday and Wednesday this week, for an indefinite general strike from 2nd March and for calling for wider support from civil society. These strikes and protests can end our hunger if they are united...
GLOBALIZATION, IMPERIALISM AND FATE OF THE NIGERIAN WORKING CLASS
BYDR. SALEH MARI MAINABeing a paper presented at the Lenin Centenary International Conference, January 22-23, 2024, Abuja
Since its emergence into sovereign nationhood, the contemporary Nigerian state has been characterized by policies and programmers pursued by successive administrations aimed at subjugating the Nigerian working class to the dictates of capitalism and imperialism. This...
Banning of Trade Union Organisation in Certain Government Departments and Services
There are a number of public sector organisations where the workers are denied the fundamental human right to join and organise in trade unions. These include the security services including the armed services, police, DSS, EFCC, IPCC, Federal Road Safety etc, but also other organisations that previously had this right including the Customs and Excise Department, the...
TRADE UNIONS, CONSTITUTIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY:-
RULE OF LAW AND INTERNAL DEMOCRACY IN OUR UNIONS
BEING AN INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SOME CADRES IN MAIDUGRI IN 2017
PRESENTED BY: ABDULKADIR I. ISA
of de-registered Customs, Excise and Immigration Staff Union (CEIMSU)
Seven years later, the importance of trade union democracy remains as...
The Economic Crisis is Due to Looting
The Accountant General of the Federation recently managed to claim that the “limited nature of government revenue and contending issues requiring attention” prevented the payment of the monthly N35,000 promised to Federal workers. In reality, there is plenty of government revenue, it is just being looted.
The state and Federal governments have more money...
Niger Republic Junta Threw Out the French Army and Survived
M Tahrir and Izielen Agbon
Some people on the left like to claim that the imperialists are all powerful. They say that the local ruling classes and their governments are just puppets. But the military Junta in the Niger Republic forced the French military to leave and to close the French embassy in Niamey....
Lenin Supported Strikes as the Seeds of Working Class Self-Emancipation
Drew Povey, Socialist Labour
The emancipation of the workers must be the act of the working class itself. (Lenin, 1995)
Following on from Marx and Engels, Lenin supported strikes and other forms of working class collective action. He saw these as the seeds of socialism. The confidence that strikes provided...