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UNIPORT Dissolves Students’ Union, NANS Demands Reversal

Robert Imoh — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:09:30 +0000

The management of the University of Port Harcourt has dissolved all activities of the Students’ Union Government with immediate effect. The university also directed elected student leaders to hand over all union property and prepare to appear before an investigative panel. The directive was contained in a memorandum signed by the Dean of Student Affairs, […]

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NANS Warns of Campus Shutdown Over Rising Political Violence

Robert Imoh — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:38:33 +0000

The National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened to shut down academic activities in tertiary institutions across Osun State over alleged rising political violence ahead of the governorship election. The association said the planned action was aimed at protecting students from insecurity linked to the electioneering period. NANS made its position known in a statement […]

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Xenophobia: NANS Gives South African Business Interests Four Days to Leave Nigeria

Robert Imoh — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:26:41 +0000

The National Association of Nigerian Students has issued a four-day ultimatum to South African business interests operating in Nigeria, following renewed reports of attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants in South Africa. NANS said the ultimatum was a response to what it described as continued intimidation, harassment and displacement of law-abiding Nigerians in South […]

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Maina: NANS wants suspected accomplices suspended

Roland Edwards — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 18:03:28 +0000

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for immediate suspension of those suspected of complicity in reinstating Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of Pension Task Team, into civil service. NANS’s President, Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that suspending suspected accomplices in the case would ensure credible probe of […]

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Anniversary: NANS disrupts House of Representatives’ celebration

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 06:35:34 +0000

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Friday disrupted the second anniversary celebration of the 8th National Assembly at the assembly complex in Abuja. The incident occurred at the House of Representatives version of the celebration when the Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, introduced Mr Harruna Kadiri as President of NANS. Instantly, members of the […]

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NANS applauds release of 13 UNILAG students

Roland Edwards — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 20:36:25 +0000

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Thursday in Abuja, said it was pleased with the unconditional release of 13 students of University of Lagos (UNILAG), from detention at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison. A statement by NANS said the students were released before the expiration of 24-hour ultimatum given to a Special Offences Mobile […]

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