The National President of the Alumni Association, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Mr Bolaji Oladeji has described as very cheering the decision of the federal government to take over TASUED as a federal institution. The Alumni in a statement on Monday said that this federal government’s decision as approved by President Bola Tinubu would…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has praised the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, for approving the payment of N500,000 in bursary awards to final-year indigenes of the state studying Medicine, Maritime, and Aviation. This commendation was contained in a statement signed by the NANS Vice President for Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Akinbodunse Felicia, on…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has called on the Federal Government to investigate the National Youth Service Corps over the non-payment of the newly approved N77,000 monthly allowance for corps members. NANS expressed disappointment that months after the Federal Government approved the increase from N33,000 to N77,000—effective July 2024—the NYSC has yet to implement…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the N50,000 fee imposed by the National Examination Council (NECO) for the reprinting of certificates. NANS Clerk of the Senate, Comrade Abdulyekinn Odunayo, in a statement obtained, described the decision as outrageous and a commercialization of education. Comrade Odunayo explained that the fee is an unacceptable…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has warned heads of tertiary institutions against flagrant increases in tuition fees following the Federal Government’s decision to give student loans under the NELFUND scheme. The warning is contained in a statement issued after NANS’s 74th Senate sitting in Kano, a copy of which was made available to newsmen…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on the National Youth Service Corps Scheme, NYSC, not to discriminate against students who completed their National Diploma, ND, under the Daily Part Time Programmes, DPP, and who then went for their Higher National Diploma, HND, full time from being mobilised for the mandatory one-year service….
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, for introducing the Tertiary Education Research and Application Systems, TERAS, in higher institutions across the country, saying the initiative is a significant step towards revitalizing and transforming Nigeria’s tertiary education system. According to the NANS National President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe,…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has expressed its support for the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in their demand for an increase in the national minimum wage. On Friday, the NLC announced an indefinite nationwide strike set to commence on Monday, June 3, 2024, citing the Federal Government’s refusal to raise…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has advocated for a five-year period after the completion of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the commencement of repayment for beneficiaries of the Federal Government loan scheme. NANS argued that expecting repayment to start just two years after NYSC is not realistic, as less than 10…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Chief of Staff to Coordinator, National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS Southwest zone, Comrade Uthman Abdulazeez has urged government to subsidise meals for students at campuses. Comrade Abdulazeez made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM political programme, “The Searchlight” According to him, subsiding meals for students would lessen the burden…