Tag: National Association of Nigerian Students

‘Leadership deficit pushing Nigeria to brink of collapse’ – NANS warns

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…Tells ASUU, FG to call-off strike in 12 days The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), has said the deficit created by the lack of political will to prepare students and youths to be responsible future leaders, remains the major crisis confronting the nation. The Chairman, NANS/JCC, Ekiti axis, Felix Olanrewaju, said this, yesterday, at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, during a pioneer ‘Leadership Summit’, organised by NANS, with the theme: “Redefining Students’ Leadership”. Lamenting that Nigeria is now on the verge of total collapse, NANS posited that the situation…

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‘Nigeria’ll be shut down if fuel subsidy is removed’, NANS threatens FG

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…Rejects proposed N2.8tr palliative for poorest Nigerians The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), has rejected the proposed removal of fuel subsidy as announced by the Federal Government, warning that the country will be totally shut down by students and Nigerian youths should the subsidy be removed. NANS President, Comrade Sunday Asefon, speaking at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, said Nigerian students and indeed Nigerians have suffered enough under the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, and would no longer take further anti-people policies that would aggravate the…

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School abduction: NANS asks FG to declare bandits as a terrorist group

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The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits kidnapping students in the northern part of the country as terrorists. NANS said anyone with the propensity to kidnap and kill students in large numbers, as currently witnessed in some northern states,  should be considered a terrorist by any sovereign country. The students body said it has resolved its factional crisis, which sprang up recently with the emergence of  AbduMajid Oyeniyi splinter group, that was challenging the leadership of the  National President, Sunday Asefon. With…

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Kaduna abductions: NANS meets Gumi over safety of students

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A delegation of the National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS) led by its president, Sunday Asefon, has met with controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, to discuss matters of insecurity and incessant abduction of students. Asefon, in an issued statement yesterday, said the students’ body met Sheikh Gumi on efforts to secure the release of Nigerian students in captivity. At least three groups of students are currently being held by bandits with blurry hopes of release. These include the 136 pupils of Saliu Tanko Islamic school in Tegina, Rafi local government…

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Kaduna: Student protesting tuition hike shot dead

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…As NANS plans to occupy Kaduna July A yet-to-be-identified student of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya, Jema’a local government area of Kaduna State, was reportedly shot dead yesterday by security operatives during a peaceful protest against the increase in tuition fee by the State government. It was gathered that the deceased had joined his colleagues, who were protesting hike in tuition fees, when security operatives attempted to disperse them forcefully. Speaking with newsmen, one of the protesters, who preferred anonymity, said they came out to protest over the…

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Insecurity: NANS declares June 12 as a day of protest

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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared June 12 as the day for a national protest over the growing insecurity in the country, especially the incessant kidnappings of students. The NANS National President, Sunday Asefon, said the country has nothing to celebrate to mark June 12 Democracy Day when students were being killed and kidnapped by bandits. Asefon, who spoke with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, yesterday, said it was sad that insecurity has reached a frightening peak, where students can no longer go to school…

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“We’ll occupy Nigeria if insecurity continues”, Nigerian students threaten

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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has vowed to call out its members to occupy Nigeria if Federal Government fails to take proactive measures to tackle insecurity in the country.  The Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), Comrade Chuks Innocent Okafor, stated, in a world press conference in Awka yesterday, that his members cannot just sit and watch while the security situation in the country continues to deteriorate and Nigerian students kidnapped in their campuses and slaughtered. Okafor lamented that by now his members had…

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“Don’t divide Nigeria” – NANS tells Yoruba leaders

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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State chapter, has called on Yoruba leaders to stop pushing for a divided Nigeria. The Ogun NANS Chairman, Damilola Simeon, said this at a press conference held at the NUJ Secretariat, Okelewo, Abeokuta, today. According to the students’ body, Yoruba leaders are urged to prioritise the unity of Nigeria above their personal or selfish interest. “We call on Yoruba leaders that are also subscribing or pushing for a divided nation to please prioritize the unity of this nation above whatever personal or…

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“Include varsity students in cash transfer programme”, NANS urges FG

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The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), has urged the Federal Government to add indigent students of tertiary institutions on its Conditional Cash Transfer programme. The NANS President, Sunday Asefon, who made this known in a New Year statement issued yesterday, said NANS would launch an e-platform for Nigerian students to report cases of sexual harassment, intimidation, wrongful suspension or expulsion, amongst others in 2021. He said, “Another great issue of importance to us in 2021 shall be advocacy to have indigent tertiary institution students on the Federal Government Conditional…

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