The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Oyo State Chapter, has frowned on the National Association of Oduduwa Students (NAOS), which recently held a protest in support of the Dangote Refinery. The protest, which took place in Ibadan on October 7, 2025, backed the refinery’s management amid a dispute with oil workers’ unions over the sack of
In 1978, Nigerian students rose in unison and shook the country. What started as anger over a slight increase in school feeding allowance became one of the most remembered protests in Nigeria’s history. It was called the “Ali Must Go” protest, and it left lessons that are still relevant today. The issue began when the
Students of the Lagos State College of Health Technology have given the institution’s management 48 hours to reverse a recent tuition fee increase or face mass protests. The ultimatum, issued recently, was contained in a statement signed by the Students’ Union Government (SUG) president, Akolade Omotuyi, and general secretary, Favour Animashaun. The union described the
A place at a federal university in Nigeria was once seen as the golden ticket for children from struggling families. Affordable, reliable, and backed by government subsidy, it was the dream alternative to costly private campuses. But at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), that dream has soured. A new directive ordering all newly admitted students
The Kogi State Government has criticised a protest by members of the Association of People Living with Disabilities (PWDs) at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, describing it as unnecessary. In a statement, Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, said the protesters disrupted academic activities by locking the university’s main gate while alleging
Kogi State’s education system is facing a deepening crisis as years of poor funding, dilapidated infrastructure, and staff shortages collide with a sharp increase in tuition fees across state-owned tertiary institutions. Primary and secondary schools across the state are already struggling. Many classrooms are in disrepair, libraries and laboratories remain unequipped, and qualified teachers are
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have protested the school management’s decision to charge ₦10,000 for staying in hostels during the break. The new decision by the school management was announced as the September 7 evacuation deadline approached. Students and rights groups in the school have said they will resist the policy. The Education
Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS) have accused the school management of misusing their NELFUND loan refunds through portal manipulations. According to the students, NELFUND had already disbursed approved loans to the university for eligible applicants. Many students were surprised when they could not find their refunds, saying the school created fake academic levels on
The students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, have taken to the streets to protest the alleged killing of their fellow students by the indigenes of the town. This came barely three weeks after two students of the institution, Andrel Okah of the Department of History and International Studies and John Abba of
The Students’ Union Government of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, has issued an appeal to both federal and state authorities over the dilapidated condition of major access roads leading to the university. According to the students, the situation has not only crippled academic life but also exposed them to growing insecurity and
