Kogi Health Workers Strike Against Repression & COVID-19 Denial
The health sector in Kogi state was shutdown on Wednesday 1 July, as seven unions in the sector commenced indefinite strike. This was an...
Reallocate N27bn for NASS Renovation to Health & Education
Socialist Workers and Youth League demands that Major General Buhari, as a matter of urgency, withdraws the N27 billion allocated for the renovation of...
Lagos State Speaker Must Go – Jail him NOW!
The corrupt practices of Mr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) have been brought to light. In a series...
Repression and continued inequality VERSUS democracy, humanity and equity
The world has changed and humanity is at a crossroads. The coronavirus provides an opportunity to reassess the values and priorities of society. During...
COVID-19 Pandemic and the Imperative for Socialist Revolution*
The 18th century German philosopher Frederick Hegel argued that “the true is the whole”. Building on this Marxist analysis, as Georgy Lukacs stressed takes...
COVID-19 in Nigeria: SWL Calls for Collective Action to Combat the Pandemic
PRESS STATEMENT
The first recorded case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Nigeria was reported on 27 February. Since then 29 other cases have...
National Debt and Economic Crisis in Nigeria
Nigerian trade unionist and activist, Lai Brown, argues that annual debt servicing in the country has a debilitating impact on the poor. In a...
We Demand Justice for Comrade Alex Ogbu
PRESS STATEMENT
On the 21st of January 2020, the Nigeria Police murdered Comrade Alex Ogbu in cold blood at the Berger junction in Abuja. Alex...
Rise Against Injustice Now!
The increasingly repressive rule of Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s regime cannot be separated from the systemic crisis of the capitalist system. This was pointed...
Say No to $23bn Loan
Socialist Workers and Youth League condemns the renewed quest of the federal government for a $29.96bn loan. About 50% of the federal budget is...
Aderemi Ogunlana (1959-2019): Tribute to a Passionate Comrade
We have lost a friend and comrade of four decades in the social movements, in person of Comrade Remi Ogunlana. Oguns as he was...
#RevolutionNow Activists #OccupyDSS Offices; the Struggle Continues
On Tuesday 12 November, over 100 activists in Abuja and about 60 in Lagos demonstrated in front of the offices of the secret police,...
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