27 July 2026
ASUU

Bishop Calls for FG-ASUU Understanding

Bishop Taiwo Adelakun, the Presiding Bishop of Victory International Church and National Vice President (South West) of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has called for a discussion between the federal government (FG) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In the same vein, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the

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NANS (National Association of Nigerian Students)

NANS Gives Government, ASUU Seven Days to End Dispute

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) a seven-day ultimatum to resolve their dispute and avert another strike that could disrupt the academic calendar. In a statement signed by its president, Olushola Oladoja, on Wednesday, NANS expressed concern over renewed tension between

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Unions

NANS Announces Nationwide Protest Over Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced a coordinated protest across Lagos, Asaba, and Abuja on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, to demand the revitalisation of Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The demonstration, starting at 8:00 a.m., is aimed at confronting what the student body described as attempts to sabotage the country’s refineries. In a statement

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Unions

NANS Clarifies Rivers State University Convocation Fees

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has addressed concerns over reports that all graduating students at Rivers State University (RSU), Port Harcourt, would be required to pay ₦220,000 as convocation fees. In a statement released on Friday, September 26, 2025, NANS President Comrade Olushola Oladoja announced that the association had investigated the matter following

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Unions

NANS Urges End to Hostilities Against Dangote Refinery

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged stakeholders in the petroleum sector to stop hostilities targeting the Dangote Refinery, describing it as a national asset vital to Nigeria’s development. The call follows a publication reportedly issued by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), highlighting disputes between the refinery

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NANS (National Association of Nigerian Students)

NANS Demands Action on Rape Allegation Against AAU Lecturer

The Leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Joint Campus Council, Edo State, has urged the management of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma and the Nigerian police not to sweep under the carpet the rape allegations against a lecturer in the university. The appeal was contained in a statement released Friday by the Edo

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NANS (National Association of Nigerian Students)

NANS Salutes Nigeria Police on School Protection Initiative

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has commended the Nigeria Police Force for its initiative to establish daily functional emergency response centres aimed at addressing school-related emergencies across the country. A press statement issued from the office of the Chief Press Secretary to NANS President, Michael Oyewole, stated that the initiative, School Protection Squad,

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NANS (National Association of Nigerian Students)

NANS Issues Seven-Day Ultimatum to Wike over Abuja Public Schools Strike

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, demanding the immediate reopening of public primary schools in Abuja or face a mass student-led protest and shutdown of the Federal Capital Development Authority. The warning follows the continued closure of public primary

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Unions

NANS Condemns English Language Examination Conduct, Calls on Federal Government and WAEC for Retake

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has requested that the Federal Government instruct the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to conduct a re-examination of its 2025 English Language Examination. “We call upon the Honourable Minister of Education and the Federal Government of Nigeria to launch an immediate investigation into the conduct of the examination

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Regulatory

ICPC Clarifies NELFUND Probe as NANS Demands Student Representation

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has retracted its earlier implication of financial discrepancies within the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), clarifying that no fraud or diversion has been established so far in its ongoing investigation into the administration of student loans. In a follow-up statement signed by Demola Bakare and

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