NANS
8 Feb
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, on Saturday, assured the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) of better cooperation, emphasising the Corps' commitment to a fair and professional enforcement of road safety regulations without undue harassment of students. Mohammed gave the assurance during a meeting with the student body in Abuja,…
5 Feb
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has vowed to shut down Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) commands that enforce a directive to impound members’ vehicles.
4 Feb
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Tuesday, threatened to shut down any command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) that impounds its official vehicles. The student body said it received with great dismay the recent pronouncement by the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, directing his officers…
30 Jan
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), on Thursday, urged the Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), the Federal Ministry of Education, and all other relevant authorities to act swiftly to restore accountability in the university and ensure that students receive the quality education and welfare they deserve. NANS, in a statement…
28 Jan
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have called for collective vigilance to curb the proliferation of arms and weapons in the insurgency-affected North East. The North East Zonal Coordinator of the Centre, Rear Admiral Abubakar Mohammed (rtd.), spoke at…
28 Jan
Barring any last-minute change of plan, the city of Abuja will, today, play host to student leaders, who are converging at the Head Office of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to engage in a high-level dialogue with the telecoms regulator on the recently announced 50 per cent tariff hike.
25 Jan
The South-East Zone of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has extended heartfelt condolences to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the tragic death of one of its operatives, Aminu Sahabi Salisu. The Assistant Superintendent was allegedly killed on 17 January 2025 by a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu, during an…
16 Jan
The Ogun State chapter of the Joint Campus Committee (JCC) of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has refuted the allegation that the convoy of the state's deputy governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele was attacked during a peaceful protest by students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta, the state capital on Wednesday. …
11 Jan
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dissociateditself from a purported nationwide protest against the appointment of Eric Sekou Chelle as coach of Super Eagles.
10 Jan
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dissociated itself from a purported nationwide protest against the appointment of Eric Sekou Chelle as coach of Super Eagles. NANS was reacting to a report credited to one Abdul-Yekinn Odunayo, who claims to be the Clerk of NANS Senate, threatening a nationwide protest over the appointment of…
24 Dec
In 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida. The effort by the regime in 1991 to relocate their terminal date from 1992 to 1993 coincided with a planned meeting in Ibadan,
19 Dec
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Federal Government to follow up on the loans disbursed to students by the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to ensure that it is channeled towards the right cause.
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