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ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens to Shut Down Airports if Strike Continues

18Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens to Shut Down Airports if Strike Continues

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has threatened to shut down the operations of all international airports in the country over the failure of the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing ASUU Strike. See Also: ASUU Strike: Yul tells Students to Block Road to NASS, Aso rock not Lagos-Ibadan Expressway After holding a meeting at the weekend in Akure, Ondo state, The Students Union had concluded that the Federal Government was treating the lecturers on strike and education as a whole, poorly. After deeming the four-day roadblock of highways and expressways a success, the Students Union has decided to stop international Airports from conducting operations beginning September 19, 2022. The Union justified its decision by saying the government should also exp...

ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens Mass Action from Students

9Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens Mass Action from Students

The Factional President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Umar Farouk, threatens mass action from students if the Federal Government fails to immediately resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The student union said it will occupy the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu until he resolves the ASUU strike. See Also: ASUU Strike: We have Done The Best We Can – FG “Federal Government through the Ministry of Education should within a few working days resolve the lingering ASUU Strike." “As we shall mobilise our students towards occupying the ministry of education until our demands are met,” Farouk said. Farouk also urged the Federal Government to prioritize education and increase the budget allocation to the Minist...

20Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

NANS To Sue FG Over ASUU Strike

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed resolve to sue the Federal Government over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. NANS argued that the strike which has rendered university students idle and extended their expected period of graduation is actionable and they will be seeking redress in court for their members. This was stated by Sunday Asefon, National President of NANS, in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Although Asefon aligned with the view of Mallam Adamu Adamu, the Education Minister, that students should be compensated, he, however, disagreed that ASUU should not be held responsible. He stated that the Federal Government being the employer should be held liable under the existing situation...

Strike: NANS Begins Daily Protest In Abuja

29Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

Strike: NANS Begins Daily Protest In Abuja

ASUU Logo The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, yesterday started a daily protest in Abuja over the continuous shut down of the nation’s universities as a result of the strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Speaking in a telephone chat with Vanguard, the National President of NANS, Sunday Asefon, said students from across the country were already converging on Unity Fountain, Abuja, to express their displeasure with the ongoing industrial action in the university system. “Yes, the two-week ultimatum we gave the government and ASUU to resolve their differences and allow Nigerian students to go back to their classes has lapsed and nothing has been done. Right now, we are mobilising at Unity Fountain here in Abuja and a...