NANS National HQ

Happy Birthday to the NANS National HQ Assistant Secretary General, Comr. Adejuwon Olatunji Emmanuel. Cheers to a greater existence.

It is giving me outrageous joy to wish happy birthday to my super cool and energetic brother. Your fervor to live every moment of life like there is no tomorrow intrigues me a lot. May God bless you with everything you need and desire. Happy birthday to my lovely younger brother!

Update on UNILAG School Fees Increment Saga ✅💯

No Retreat!
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NANS CONDEMN THE PLANNED INCREMENT OF SCHOOL FEES ACROSS TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

The increment of school fees at UNILAG and the planned increment across tertiary institutions in the country has shown this administration to be a very insensitive one. As a matter of fact, it is most ridiculous and embarrassing that the government will be introducing fees increment without thinking of rescuing over 133million Nigerian people from multidimensional poverty. Increment in fees across tertiary institutions will only complicate the poverty situation of the country and also increase the number of out-of-school children.

As an association, we believe that the Nigerian government has what it takes to massively fund education and make it accessible. In fact, the students' loan that was introduced by the Federal Government is nothing but a sham and a bait to lure the Nigerian people into accepting increment in fees payable. Beyond the fact that the terms of the loan is ridiculous, history has taught us that not every applicant will be considered. And, even if all of them were to be considered, it still does not justify increment in an economy that tops unemployment index. Rather than give loan, the government must provide for grants and scholarships for students.

We must state categorically that there is no justification for increment in school fees across our tertiary institutions and even Unity schools. Our demand is clear and simple; the attempt to increase school fees must be suspended. And, those that have floated it must reverse it with immediate effect.

We call on Nigerian students to brace up and be prepared for an all-round protest as was done during the prolonged ASUU strike until the Federal Government reverses this policy.

Giwa Yisa Temitope
National PRO, NANS

MISSING! MISSING !! MISSING!!!

Public announcement 📣

This is to notify the public that the person, IGUNNUGBEMI DARE DAVID, popularly known as COMRADE DREY is MISSING, He's a native of Kogi State and A graduate of Ekiti State University, Ekiti State.

He was last seen in ABUJA , around JABI BOAT CLUB axis, around 12pm on 30th may 2023. Anyone with useful information about his whereabouts should contact
08168641905 or 08130688802 or 0903 096 4524 Or 08067012057
or report to any police station around them.

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NOTIFICATION OF PROTEST!!




To: All-Union Presidents, NANS Executives, NANS Southwest, NANS National, NANS Leaders, Cadres and Stakeholders & All affiliate bodies.

This is to formally notify you and request your solidarity presence for a protest against the unjust killing of a 300-level TASUED student.

Having exhausted all other means of a peaceful resolution to no avail, we're now under constraint to take to the streets to further press our demands.

Despite several consultations and consolidations, none of the assailants have been arrested and our innocent students remain incarcerated up till now.

We, therefore, enjoin all well-meaning Student leaders to join us as we continue to demand .

Protest Venue: Governor's Office, Oke Mosan, and Benin-Ore Expressway.
Date: Monday, June 5th, 2023 till our demands are met.
Time: 8.00 am.

Solidarity Forever!

E-Signed:

Comrade Sen Ekundina Segun Elvis
Deputy Senate President,
NANS National.
08168360301

Comrade Damilola Kehinde (Da Osmos)
Chairman, NANS JCC/Ogun Axis.
08160375235.

Comrade Ogunrombi Gbemileke Emmanuel
NAOSS National President.
0809 376 6775.

Comrade Giwa Yisa Topnotch
NANS National PRO.

Comrade Bestman Okereafor.
National President, Progressive Students Movement.

Comrade Kehinde Thomas
Deputy Director of Campus Intervention, NANS National.

Comrade Wasiu Lawal.
Chairman, National Association of University Students, Ogun CMC.

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NANS NATIONAL SENATE MEETING

ATTENTION;
NANS NATIONAL EXECUTIVES
NANS ZONAL EXECUTIVES
NANS JCC EXECUTIVES
ALL SENATORS ARE ALL INVITED

NANS DECLARE MONDAY 15TH MAY, 2023 TO PICKET DSTV OFFICE

Of the greatest Nigerian Students;

Recall On 26/04/2023, A press statement was issued by the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students Southwest (NANS Zone D), on the uneconomical increment in DSTV/GoTV Subscription charges. We gave a 7 days ultimatum to Multi-Choice Nigeria on review of charges and use of the Pay-As-You-View Bill. A letter was also sent to the head office in Lagos, coupled with a reminder letter.

After exhausting the first 2 C’s of ALUTA, Confrontation is the next mechanism to fight oppressors. The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students Southwest (NANS Zone D), is calling on all Nigerian Students across the zone to be available for a peaceful protest against the oppressor (Multi-choice Nigeria), on Monday 15th May 2023 at the Multi-choice Headoffice in Lagos.

Aluta Continua, Victoria Ascerta......

Comr. Akinteye Babatunde (Babtee)
Vice President (External).

Comr. Giwa Yisa Topnotch
National PRO

Comr. , Adejuwon Emmanuel Olatunji (TEEJAY)
Coordinator.

Comr. Awoyinfa Opeoluwa (OPIANO),
Public Relations Officer

Comr. Olusesi Tolulope
Lagos JCC Chairman.

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OAU MURDER: NANS DEMANDS JUSTICE

As part of our fact-finding efforts towards understanding the circumstances surrounding the death of Ahize, the 500Level Civil Engineering student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife that was killed in Ile-Ife, we visited trio of the Dean, Division of Students' Affairs, Prof. I. O. Aransi, Chief Security Officer, Obafemi Awolowo University, Babatunde Oyatokun and the Commissioner of Police, Osun State, Mr. Kehinde Longe.

During our interaction with both the Dean, Division of Students' Affairs and the CSO of the institution, we got to understand that the death was a result of mismanagement of a case that could have been best handled in the most lawful means. We were also told that as against the information making round, at no point was the Quick Response Squad of the University was called upon to convey the deceased to the health centre before he gave up the ghost.

In fact, as a students' body which frowns against criminality in every form of it, we maintain that it was very wrong to have called the security unit of the University to convey the deceased to the health centre before he gave up the ghost, rather, the leadership of the Students' Union should have, upon been handed over to by the security committee of Awolowo Hall where the theft was alleged to have taken place immediately take him to the health centre for necessary treatment to be administered on him considering the injury he has suffered as a result of the beaten he got at Awolowo Hall. On his thigh is a very deep cut and what appears to be the use of an object to inscribe O on his thigh.

While interacting the CP, Mr. Kehinde Longe who invited the OC Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department to also brief us on their efforts so far, we made our stance known that we shall not in anyway stand in the way of justice and that we shall collaborate and cooperate with the institution of the Police to ensure that everyone involved in the murder are brought to justice. Yes, the deed has been done but the only favour we can do to the memory of the dead is to ensure that justice is served appropriately in order to serve as deterrence for others.

We have tasked the institution of the Police to ensure that those the deceased was handed over to at the Students' Union Building be invited and interrogated too as it will assist in the cause of investigation. Keeping the students in custody for close to 8hrs before he gave up the ghost despite the obvious fact that he needed medical attention as a result of the beating he has offered while at Awolowo Hall is in itself culpability considering the provisions of the Criminal Code which mandates one to prevent the commission of a crime so far it's within one's power. Right now, a crime has been committed!

Once again, we state that we frown against every form of jungle justice, not even on our campuses. Mob means people and everyone involved in that shameful and criminal act must be identified and brought to justice. great Ife remains the bastion of vibrant and virile students' unionism in Nigeria and the interests of the students must prevail.

Aluta Continua!!!

GIWA YISA TEMITOPE
NATIONAL PRO
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS’
08067012057

MURDER AT OAU SUB: TIME FOR STUDENTS' UNIONS TO ADOPT MODERN, DEMOCRATIC AND INDEPENDENT ACTIVISM ON ALL CAMPUSES

The news of the murder of Ahize, a 500-Level Civil Engineering student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife who was initially apprehended for phone theft (later retrieved), is unfortunate and an unprecedented one. In fact, it is a reflection of the long trajectory of different campuses in terms of modernisation of orientation, and the debasement of social development in the students' movement generally.

However, that it happened on OAU campus which is one of the most active Unions in the history of NANS is not only sad, but calls for deep and sombre reflections.

We believe strongly that the death of the student is caused by the absence of the modernisation of unionism, the weakness of the union organs and structures, and the arbitrary poverty in the country which made Ahize to steal and also made the hungry mob to be so stupidly angry. It is no gainsaying that the Union has not been allowed to grow in terms of years of banning and victimisation which has made students to lose touch of the right orientation as regards what their Union represents. Also, the strikes caused by the government has allowed much reactionary lifestyles on campuses.

The murder of Ahize is such an internal affairs of the Union which we hope will not tarnish the long history of the Union because, we understand that Great Ife Students' Union does not in anyway support assault not to talk of murder. The ethos of the Unionism on that Ivory tower is built on Solidarity, Equality, and Democracy. However, the message this incidence has sent to us is that campus activities must be subjected to public scrutiny, and that the long traditions of Great Ife is being eroded by the excessive incursions by foreign and external forces which has allowed for the Union leadership to be moribund and chasing unprincipled clouts. The conservative way of punishment should be changed and new ways of punishing theft and other crimes should be built. This will be done by making sure Great Ife Students Union remains the metaphor for building a nationally virile and scientific students movement.

"Maximum shishi" which is being talked about came into use in terms of response to neo-fascists attack most especially after the July 10, 1999 massacre in Ife, which till date the Federal Government has failed to release its official reports nor punish those who caused that night of horror.

Students' Unions must learn from the OAU scenario that we need be more technical and more democratic in terms of dispensing punishment. We should aim at corrective other than punitive measures. We should discipline, not punish.

As a body, we shall commence a national campaign against mob unionism and start an education for virile, creative, active, independent and congressional unionism on our campuses. We shall also wade in while calling on the management to include NANS national leadership in the committee to be set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.

While condoling with the families of the deceased, we shall pay them a visit over the demise of their son. We shall also make sure justice is never suffered nor bent by cooperating with Police and all relevant authorities investigating the death.

To Great Ife Students, we as the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) posits as follows:

1. We welcome the swift intervention of the Students via the Congress. We agree with all resolutions of Congress. We believe that we need more robust discussion as to a lasting resolution to this heavy issue at hand.

2. We send our condolences to the family of the late Ahize. This death is a big loss, and rubs humanity of the chance to instil grace and positive discipline.

3. We stand in Solidarity with the Great Ife Students Union. We admit that the Union can make errors, but same must be handled for corrective means. NANS hereby ask our legal team to immediately intervene on the cases and come up with legal standpoints for the Congress.

4. NANS will be meeting with the Great Ife Students Congress very soon. We must fashion a positive way-forward for all students, and make sure we do not repeat the mistakes of the past, while facing the future with the lessons of the moment.

5. We salute the entire Great Ife community, our beloved sister unions in ASUU, NASU, ASSUTON, and SSANU. We thank for the solidarity in this disheartening period.

6. We also commend the management for its understanding thus far. The way to have the best students that would lead the best future is to give the enabling environment for students to learn appropriately for themselves and the entire society.

A Greater Great Ife is not negotiable!

Giwa Yisa Topnotch
National PRO, NANS
08067012057