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Wale Akinselure The Student Union Government (SUG) of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has endorsed the candidacy of governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples

Students of tertiary institutions under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Joint Campus Committee, Oyo State chapter, on

The Oyo State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed its displeasure with the Seyi Makinde-led government over its failure to pay bursary and scholarship allowances to students from the state studying in tertiary institutions across the country. The association in a statement by its Chairman, Adeleke Quadri and Publicity Secretary, Bakare Teslim asked the government to create job opportunities for qualified graduates and student leaders who are indigenes of...

  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has disclosed its plan to embark on a nationwide protest over the government’s failure to address the lingering strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other staff unions. This was made known in a circular signed by the union president, Usman Umar Barambu and dated Monday, September 19, 2022. In the circular, Barambu directed all zonal coordinators and students' unions of various schools to mobilise their member...

Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South West zone, on Monday blocked the road leading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, protesting against the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).   The students who were blocked by security operatives from gaining access to the airport took over the road, preventing traffic flow both inward and outward from the facility.  

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, will on Tuesday meet with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu; leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders over the lingering industrial action by university lecturers. An invitation letter signed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, said the meeting was to find ways of resolving the over seven-month-old strike amicably.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has declared support for the protest embarked upon by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Lagos.      

Nigerian Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says protesting students who blocked a traffic-laden section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway “violated” the country’s law. Some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) blocked a section of the busy highway on Tuesday to protest against the government’s failure to resolve the ongoing labour dispute striking university lecturers.  

Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West zone, on Tuesday blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, protesting the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students, who gathered at the Sagamu interchange as early as 9am, blocked both sides of the highway preventing traffic flow both inward and outside Lagos. Many travellers were trapped and commercial activities grounded following the protest.

AMOTEKUN: Makinde vows to deal with erring members On By Adeola Badru Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Friday, declared that his government was already investigating the alleged high-handedness of the Amotekun corps, noting that the issues would be addressed in the interest of the security and wellbeing of residents of the state. The governor reassured the residents of the state that the administration was doing everything it could to address security challenges in the state. A statement...