Socialist Youth

SYL fights alongside Obafemi Awolowo University Workers

The struggle of workers in the Obafemi Awolowo University against the management’s high handedness and for improved working conditions as well as better wages has been on for several years. But despite the fighting traditions of the workers against exploitation and oppression, many of their demands are yet to be met by management. There are many factors that necessitate this but the most importance of these challenges is the failure of the unions to synchronize their struggle and fight. Read more>>

OAU Students Elect New Union leaders

The elections for the new Students’ Union leadership at the Obafemi Awolowo University were completed recently. It required mass resistance by students against attempts by management to manipulate the process through the electoral commission. Recently, the University administration has tried to interfere in the Students’ Union elections to weed out radical student activists. But students have continually stood up against such attempts. Read more>>