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.
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.
Last week a group of six NANS (National Association of Nigerian
Students) activists was arrested at Ondo State University, Nigeria. One
of those arrested is Dotun Ilori who suffered a slight gunshot wound as
the police opened fire on the students. This was during a two-day
lecture boycott by the students to protest the victimisation of the
students' union leaders of the university. A campaign is now under way
in Nigeria for their release. We are appealing to all our supporters,
sympathisers and readers in general to take part in our solidarity
campaign for these students.