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A meeting of the national stakeholders or the Nigerian students’ communities has endorsed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in the coming Saturday’s election. The decision was taken after a meeting on Thursday evening, February 23, in the Federal Capital Territory, …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for a nationwide protest against the detention of Aminu Muhammad, a student of the Federal University of Dutse (FUD). Muhammad was arrested by the police over a tweet that appeared to mock Aisha Buhari, wife of the president. The tweet, which …

The Federal Government has said students took the laws into their hands by blocking the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. On Tuesday, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) besieged the road over lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Led by Chairman of NANS in Ogun, Damilola Simeon, they gathered at …

The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged state-owned universities to resume academic activities, describing the “total and indefinite strike” declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities as “unpatriotic and wicked”. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, stated this in a statement on Wednesday. Asefon alleged that the decision to extend …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in the South-West Zone has spoken out against the Federal Government’s decision to levy a N10 per litre tax on fizzy beverages. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, revealed the idea lately, claiming that it was an attempt to …

The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students Southwest (NANS Zone D) has hailed the Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for reopening of schools in the state. The body described Abiodun as a listening governor, father, a lover of education and his administration as students-friendly. This was disclosed in …

The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students Southwest Zone (NANS Zone D) met with the leadership of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) Ogun State Chapter over safe resumption of schools. In what occurred as a familiarity meeting between the National Association of Nigerian Students Southwest Zone …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the immediate arrest of the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Nwachukwu Enuwonwu following the alleged escape of serial rapist and killer, Sunday Shodipe from Police custody in Ibadan. The student umbrella body also called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), …