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“The sale of women’s labour...is closely and inseparably connected with the sale of the female body ... This is the horror and hopelessness that...
A Critique of Ethnoreligious Fundamentalism and Ideologies of Secessionist Groups in Nigeria
Ethnoreligious fundamentalism and separatist ideas have once again been brought to the forerunner of political discourse. There is an increasing demand for restructuring and...
Unequal Exchange and Foreign Investment In Nigeria
Unequal exchange in international trade allows advanced capitalist countries to exploit developing countries like Nigeria. It represents a key economic mechanism of capitalist imperialism....
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On Thursday 15 February, the Federal Government of Nigeria dropped all charges against Omoyele Sowore, National Chair of the African Action Congress, in a...
Beyond Doyin Okupe: LP, Workers, Trade Unions, and the Left
“Doyin Okupe dumps Labour Party” was the screaming headline of one of the major dailies on 8 January. This was quite an apt one,...
Sixty-three Years of Sorrow, Tears and Blood for the Working People in Nigeria
In his first Independence Day speech as president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed that his “government is doing all it can to ease the load”...
The Politics of Capitalists Are Based on Lies
“The history of all hitherto existing societies is a history of class struggle”.
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Nation-states emerged with force as creations of a local ruling...
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There is a new wave of research and development in the technological advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The birth of ChatGPT appears to mark a...
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The 1st of May is International Workers Day. Today, we celebrate it as a public holiday in most countries across the world, including in...
Labour Party Does Not Stand for Workers
The 2023 elections throw up the question; what type of party do the working class and other exploited people need to liberate themselves and...
Iva Valley Massacre: The Blood Never Dried
Friday 18 November 1949 is a day that the working-class and radical activists in Nigeria must never forget. The colonial government killed 21 striking...
The Nigerian Economic Development
“Development is not simply economic growth”, argues Alpha J. Marshall, a member of the SWL and convener of the More Action Less Talk (MALT)...
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