Tinubu is Making Life Hard for the Masses
Within his first month in power, President Bola Tinubu has made it clear to poor working people, including 133 million Nigerians living in multidimensional...
Justice For Alex Ogbu: Police Must Pay the N50M Damages NOW!
Socialist Workers League (SWL) welcomes the 21 June 2023 judgement delivered by Justice Mohamed Abubakar of the FCT High Court, ordering the Nigeria Police...
Fuel Subsidy Removal and the Called-off Strike: a Sign of What is to Come?
The Nigerian Labour Congress called off a general strike it had committed to commence on 8 June, two days before the strike ultimatum expired....
Emefiele Arrested; When will Naira Devaluation be Arrested?
As the news of the arrest of Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele filtered in, I smiled and paid tribute to the late currency economist,...
CORE Statement on the Current National Situation
The APC regime of Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hit the ground running with a whip of anti-poor policies, aimed at repressing working-class people for...
SWL Statement on the Removal of the Fuel Subsidy
The federal government of Nigeria and its supporters back the 300% increment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) with the argument...
Dangote Refinery will not Benefit Poor People
As the Dangote Group officially opens its refinery today, the ruling class has rolled out drums to celebrate. Many working-class people also hope that...
10,000 Farmers Stall Land Grab in Ondo
10,000 farmers in Ondo state have won a suspension of the ongoing corporate grab of their land. An Ondo State High Court sitting in...
Stop the Bleeding on the Plateau
The recent massacre of scores of people in Plateau State is a grave cause for concern. Within the first forty-eight hours of turning the...
Fuel Subsidy & Its Removal: Facts and Myths
The Nigerian ruling class has declared an open war on the fuel subsidy. During the 2023 general elections the flag bearers of the All...
Elections Further Divide the Ruling Class
Following the keenly contested general elections, the major ruling parties have witnessed unprecedented levels of discord within their ranks. A wave of suspensions has...
Election Petitions & the Working Class
Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of LP have both petitioned the Elections Petitions Tribunal against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
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