Beyond Reversal of the Dreadlocks Ban: the Criminalization of African Identity Must End
Earlier in April, the Niger State Governor, Umar Bago announced a ban on dreadlocks in the state. Anyone with dreadlocks hairstyles would be arrested...
Rising House Rents: the Intense Commodification of Land and Housing
Property prices in Lagos and Abuja have risen tremendously in recent years. This has led to widespread outcry by working people in these cities...
WRC Rejects the Unjust Conditions for the Reinstatement of Seluwa Vincent’s Studentship by ESKUTH
Immediate and Unconditional Reinstatement of Student Nurse Seluwa Vincent
Reversal of Hiked Hostel and School Fees
The Workers' Rights Campaign stands firmly with Student Nurse Seluwa...
SWL Statement on the Questionable Rash of Bills in the National Assembly
The numerous bills being pushed for accelerated reading by the National Assembly call for a reflection on the implication for the working masses in...
#RepealCyberCrimeAct Protest: SWL Salutes TIB for Nationwide Resistance
The Socialist Workers League (SWL) salutes Take It Back movement for the gallant mobilisation and organising it put into the nationwide #April7Protest organised by...
Mass Struggles, Organised Labour and the Left in 21st Century Nigeria
Working-class people and youths have waged struggles of great significance over the last twenty-five years. These have been mass resistance that transformed into counter-offensives...
Ushie Rita Uguamaye and the NYSC controversy: A Reflection on Systemic Issues
Emmanuel EDOMWONYI examines the recent developments around a youth corps member’s critical view about the economic situation in the country and the backlash she...
“We are all Natasha”: A Shameless Senate on the Global Stage
The top echelons of the Nigerian senate have repeatedly claimed that the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill...
Neda Imasuen and the Depths of Public Corruption
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Rivers State: SWL Says No To Militarisation, Demands Reversal of State of Emergency
The Socialist Workers League (SWL) expressed its unequivocal opposition to the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and...
This Hardship Is Too Much: FIGHTBACK!
The living conditions of working-class people in Nigeria keep getting worse, while a handful of rich people keep getting richer. The situation has pushed...
Sexual Harassment Allegations Against the Senate President: We Demand Justice & Transparency
SWL condemns the ridiculous and anti-democratic developments taking place in the Senate chambers since Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan levelled serious allegations of sexual harassment against...
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In 1989, thousands rose in protest against the IMF and World Bank-inspired Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP). This supported the lavish lifestyles of corrupt government...