The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said that it would organise a nationwide protest on 7th May 2024 owing to the ongoing fuel scarcity and electricity crisis. The body of student also lamented the failure of the government to address the challenges affecting the power sector. In a statement on Tuesday by its Senate President, Akinteye Babatunde, NANS …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to embark on mass action if the Federal Government fails to take immediate steps to address the current fuel scarcity in the country. The students’ body also asked the Group Managing Director of NNPC Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari to resign if he could not take decisive actions to resolve the …

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared support for Air Peace, saying we should rally behind an enterprise that embodies self-reliance and growth. A statement by NANS senate president, Akinteye Afeez, noted the arrival of Air Peace brought a change, offering competitive prices that made air travel more accessible to Nigerians. It noted the drop in prices by other …

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has called for provision of study grants for Nigerian students in the bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (Nefund). NANS president, Lucky Emonele, made the call in Abuja at a public hearing on the repeal and re- enactment of 2024 Students Loans Access to Higher Education Bill 2024. The public hearing …

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions have threatened to disrupt industrial peace in universities if the government fails to release the withheld salaries of its members. These salaries were seized during their strike in 2022 under the administration of former president Muhammadu …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to suspend their proposed strike in the interest of the nation. NANS National President, Mr Pedro Obi, made the appeal at a news conference in Abeokuta on Saturday. On Thursday, NLC and TUC had issued a 14-day nationwide strike …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and some rights activists have called on the federal and state governments to immediately look into the recent hike in tuition fees in federal and state universities across the country and find sustainable ways to address the issue. The call followed the recent increase in tuition and other fees in some public tertiary …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for his outstanding work in implementing automated passport registration. On Monday, Tunji-Ojo launched the online passport application portal to allow Nigerians to apply for their passport seamlessly. He noted that Nigerian applicants who want 32-page passports with five-year validity would pay N35,000, while those …

The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Lucky Emonefe has called on President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to increase the budget for education in the 2024 federal budget proposal. During a Citizen’s Town Hall meeting on the 2024 Budget and Appropriation Process by the House of Representatives, Emonefe also called for the inclusion of …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Sunday faulted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri zone over the call for the resignation of the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Nnenna Oti. It was reported on Friday that the zonal branch of ASUU called for the immediate resignation of Oti following allegations …