Tag: NANS
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NANS president, Isah released after nearly two months in detention
After nearly two months in custody, the Department of State Services (DSS) released the embattled factional president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Atiku Abubakar Isah, on Thursday, following growing public outcry and legal pressure.
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Finally, DSS grants family access to detained NANS president
After more than a month in custody without charges, the Department of State Services (DSS) has finally allowed the family of Atiku Abubakar Isah, the embattled President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), to visit him. The decision follows increasing public pressure and media scrutiny surrounding his controversial detention. Isah has been held…
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NANS seals Lagos-Ibadan expressway over alleged NELFUND mismanagement
Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, blocked the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Camp section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to protest the alleged mismanagement of N100billion funds allocated to the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The blocking of both sides of the busiest highways in the country by the…
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Delta govt donates two buses to NANS, NADESSTU(Photos)
Delta State Government, Tuesday, presented a brand new bus each to the National Association of Nigeria Students/Joint Campus Committee (NANS/JCC) in the state and the National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU). Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu, presented keys of the two buses to the Chairman of NANS/JCC, Comrade Samson Ikpahwore,…
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NANS protests exclusion from NELFUND board
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has protested its exclusion from the board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
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Monumental strides: NANS inducts Oborevwori into its Hall of Fame(Photos)
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Tuesday, inducted Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori into its Hall of Fame, following what it termed his monumental infrastructural and human capital development across the state. The induction was performed by the Global President of NANS, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, when he led members of the National Executive…
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NANS debunks protest over appointment of Super Eagles coach
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has debunked a reported plan to protest the appointment of Eric Chelle as Super Eagles head coach. The dissociation was announced in a statement signed on Friday by the association’s Senate President, Afeez Akinteye.
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‘WAHALA’ BREWING; NANS demands immediate reversal of Chelle’s appointment as Super Eagles coach
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday protested the appointment of Eric Sekou Chelle as the substantive coach of the Super Eagles. NANS held a protest on Thursday at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium in Abeokuta to register their displeasure, calling on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to reverse the appointment…
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FG hands over 64 CNG buses to labour unions, NANS
The Federal Government has handed over 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The handover of the buses took place on Sunday at the State House Conference Centre,
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Fuel hike: NANS demands upward review of students loan
Amidst the hike in the pump price of fuel, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led government to increase the students loan from N20,000 to N40,000. NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, made the call during a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja on Monday.