Contents of the Workers' Alternative, May-June 2003 A list of the articles that were published in the recent May-June edition of the Workers' Alternative.
Appeal for solidarity against further repression of Nigerian students On May 27, the authorities there suspended five student union leaders for a session. These measures have been taken against the students because they have been leading a struggle against increases in university fees.
Pentecostal madness An interesting insight into the proliferation of religious superstition in Nigeria over the past few years, a reflection of the impasse of society.
Fee-hike season in Varsities: the OAU story It all began when the Prof. Rogers-led university management indicated their intention to blow up the payable fees in the university from N590.00 to N4,500 for the old students and from N1,500 to N9,500 for the new students. The crisis has been lingering since then.
Editorial postscript: the war in Iraq and the Nigerian Elections An update on the main editorial, concentrating mainly on the recent April elections.
Nigeria: One hundred workers burnt alive after boss locked them in The boss needs a rest. He goes home and locks the doors to the factory. A fire breaks out and a hundred workers are burnt alive as they desperately try to escape. The horror of 21st century capitalism in Nigeria.
Morocco - US imperialism brings back the spectre of al-Qaeda On Saturday forty-one people were killed and many more were injured in Casablanca, Morocco, in a terrorist attack which came only four days after the synchronised suicide bombings on expatriate residences in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. This striking event, and the other recent attacks, are clear indications that the so-called "war on terror" was far from finished with the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Nigerian 2003 elections: Workers need their own party to put an end to this sham "democracy" Nothing good will come to the working people of Nigeria from the recent elections. None of the main candidates stand for the interests of the workers, the peasants, the urban poor, the unemployed, the students of Nigeria. They represent different cliques within the Nigerian ruling class.
Nigeria: NEPA workers say no privatization This article, written by a Nigerian trade union leader argues the case against privatisation of the state-run NEPA electricity company.
Nigeria: Another round of betrayals! The demand for a 12.2% increase in the minimum wage, casualisation and pensions betrayed!
My experience in a Nigerian jail Last year we publicised the plight of a group of Nigerian students who were shot at and arrested during one of their protes. Here one of those students describes the appalling conditions in Nigerian jails, but he also draws inspiration from his experience to continue in the struggle to transform society, the most noble cause anyone can dedicate themselves to.
Enter the workers' party in Nigeria? The implications of the INEC Registration of the PSD, NCP and 22 other parties for the forthcoming Nigerian elections.
Again:understanding a sister’s struggle - the plight of Nigerian women under Islamic law Since the introduction of Sharia law in the northern states of Nigeria the plight of Nigerian women has come to the attention of the world. In particular young women have been condemned to being stoned to death after being charged of the "crime" of adultery. This is a particularly barbaric aspect of class society and will only really be eradicated together with the system that spawns it, when the workers of Nigeria overthrow capitalism. Below we are publishing a comment on this situation by a Nigerian Marxist.
Nigerian Labour News, June 1999 We are continuing our series of articles on Nigerian Trade Unions disputes. Here we make available to our readers articles from our Nigerian worker correspondents from June 1999. These news items are taken from the Nigerian Marxist journal, Workers' Alternative.
Nigerian Labour News - October 1998 With this new series of articles on Nigeria we plan to publish over the next few weeks news items on Nigerian Trade Unions disputes. We have received a series of articles from our Nigerian worker correspondents over the last few years and we are now making them available to our readers. Most of the news items are taken from the Nigerian Marxist journal, Workers' Alternative. They give a clear feeling of the militant mood of the Nigerian working class.
