ASUU strike: Travelers miss flights, motorists held up for hours as students lock down Lagos airport road

Gridlock at Airport Road as result of NANS protest, yesterday. Photo: Eniola Daniel Police commend peaceful protest as parents warn of #EndSARS repeat It was a hectic time for travelers and motorists plying Lagos airport road yesterday, as leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) took over the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) […]

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Strike: Reps, ASUU meet over face-off with govt Tuesday

Hope brightened yesterday for an out-of-court resolution of the dispute between striking varsity teachers and their Federal Government employers. The House of Representatives and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have scheduled a meeting for tomorrow to dialogue on the seven-month-old strike. ASUU is expected to submit a written presentation of its perspective on […]

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ASUU strike: Flights rescheduled as NANS grounds Lagos airport

The gridlock on Murtala Mohammed Airport Road due to the protest; Photo: Eniola Daniel Flights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport have been rescheduled as a result of the protest by the National Association of Nigerian Students, Monday. As reported by The Punch, the inability of the travelers to enter the airport caused the development. […]

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ASUU strike: Our protest continues till FG prioritises education – NANS

‘We ‘re ready to ground Nigerian ports, 3rd Mainland Bridge’  The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has expressed its readiness to ground the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA and the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. In statement signed by its Chairman, NANS National Taskforce on #EndASUUStrikeNow, Ojo Raymond, on Monday, the student body said it […]

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ASUU strike: Sowore joins NANS’ protest at Lagos airport

Sowore, Middle; and protesting students Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, joined Nigerian students in protest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. At the protest, he said it was important for the students to intensify their action saying, “this is your struggle.” The students, who seemed happy to see […]

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NANS defies rain to protest ASUU strike

Nigerian students protesting the prolonged strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Monday, defied the downpour, to express their grievances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The students held banners bearing inscriptions such as: “No nation can develop without genuine commitment to education,” and “If you have money for election form, […]

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ASUU strike: Court to deliver ruling on FG’s prayer Wednesday

The National Industrial Court will deliver a ruling in an application filed by the Federal Government seeking the order of the court to direct the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing strike. Justice Polycarp Hamman adjourned the matter after listening to the arguments of the counsel on behalf of the […]

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JAMB conducts supplementary UTME for 67 candidates who had challenges

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set Saturday, September 24, 2022, as the date for 67 candidates who registered for the 2022 UTME but were unable to take the exam or the recently concluded Mop-Up UTME due to a variety of difficulties, to take their examination at specially designated centers. It would be […]

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ASUU strike: Girdlock as NANS protest grounds Lagos Airport

There is girdlock at the Lagos International Airport on Monday when National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) students protested the lingering strike by their teachers under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students blocked major roads leading to the local and international terminals. They occupied the Ajao Estate / Oshodo […]

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ASUU strike: NANS threaten to occupy airports, shutdown country

Recently, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Sagamu axis protesting against the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike Flays Fashola For Speaking Foul Of Protest Passes Vote Of No Confidence On Fashola, Ngige, Adamu Nigerian students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), yesterday, […]

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