Tag: National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)

ASUU: Compensate Us With Free Tuition, Varsity Students Tell Buhari

Abibat Babalola

“N20,000 stipends should also be given to the students to cushion the effect of the strike on education” – NANS President         As students of tertiary institutions affected by the eight months of industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) prepare for resumption, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has requested that the Federal Government waive tuition, hostel fees and other payments for students during next session. NANS said that the waiver would serve as compensation for the eight months they…

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ASUU Strike: El-Rufai Warns Students Against Protest In Kaduna

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Such move or plans to block the Kaduna-Abuja road unacceptable”   The Kaduna State Government, on Tuesday, warned groups, individuals or associations against plans to block the Kaduna-Abuja road. There are unconfirmed reports that the Nigerian university students under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), may extend their protest to Kaduna, through some of their representatives, by blocking Kaduna-Abuja road over failure of the government to resolve lingering ASUU strike. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Wike’s Group Pulls Out Of Atiku’s Campaign AfDB Adesina, WTO Okonjo-Iweala, Clinton at Roundtable…

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ASUU STRIKE:NANS Makes Good Its Threats, Grounds Lagos Airport

Abibat Babalola

NANS makes good of its threats to block the Airports over the ASUU strike. Students under the platform of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have stormed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to press down their demands for the government to resolve the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike which has dragged on for almost seven months. As early as 7.00 am, the students with various placards had taken over all the entry and exit points of the airport, causing gridlock on the busy Airport and Moboljai…

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ASUU Raises Hope of Calling off Over 110 Day-strike

Abibat Babalola

“As parents, I and other lecturers feel the pain of the students and want to see them back in classes as soon as possible,” AIT quoted ASUU President to have said that he would brief the media this week. Hope rises for public university students in Nigeria as Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) provides hints it might call off its 110 days long strike. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, told AIT’s Abulu Osemuaghu exclusively via the telephone that he will brief the media this week. READ ALSO: EKSU Reopens,…

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