Leading opposition figures have kicked against the commencement of the new tax reforms, today, as insisted by the federal government, warning that the move could worsen poverty in the country. Those who cautioned against immediate implementation of the tax laws include African Democratic Congress, ADC, National Chairman, Senator David Mark; La...
•Protesting students The Ogun State Police Command has restored order to the Carpark C section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after protesting members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Ogun State chapter, barricaded the highway today. The demonstration, which caused a temporary disruption to vehicular movement, was staged in re...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has dismissed threats by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to shut down its commands over ongoing crackdown on use of fake vehicle number plates. The Corps reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing vehicle registration regulations, stressing that no intimidation would deter it from its manda...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has denied organising a protest against the increase in petrol price. NANS rebuttal comes amid a statement purportedly from the association announcing a shutdown of all major cities across the country over the increase in petrol prices, reports Channels TV. According to the statement, the gr...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the kidnapping of over 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, in Benue State on their way to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. NANS expressed willingness to engage in dialogue wi...
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has stated that the threat by the management of Federal Polytechnic, Ede, won’t stop its agitation for the reinstatement of rusticated students of the institution. This was followed by recent rustication of 27 students of the institution who participated in protest against arrest of some student...
Worried by the rising incidences of insecurity across the country and wastages of taxpayers money, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde, President of the Senate, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has called on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to either complete all abandoned projects that dotted the campuse...
•NANS president, Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Benin Republic, has called for leniency over the ban on validation of degree certificates from the country and Togo, saying 15,000 Nigerian students are in Benin. A reporter detailed how he bagged a degree in under two months from a universi...
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Southwest Zone, has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, not to think of increasing the pump price of petrol to N1,200 per litre as being canvassed by some people and groups. The student body, in a statement by the Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Alao John, the Secret...
•Minister of Education, Mamman Tahir The National Union of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked the federal government to reassess the suspension placed on the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo. The federal government yesterday suspended certificates from the two francophone West Africa...

