NEWS

NANS Throws Weight Behind NDLEA Drug War, Endorses Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

Daily Dispatch April 22, 2026

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared full support for Nigeria’s intensifying war against substance abuse, aligning with the efforts of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to combat the growing threat of illicit drug use among young people. The position

NEWS

NANS South-South dissociates self from planned nationwide protest

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2025

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Zone B (South-South), has dissociated itself from the planned nationwide protest slated for Monday, October 20, 2025. In a statement issued on Friday, the zonal leadership of the students’ body cautioned students across the South-South region against participating in the protest, warning that certain political actors

NEWS

NANS distances self from #FreeNnamdiKanu protests

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2025

….Cautions Youths Against Being Used By Selfish Politicians The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has distanced itself from the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest being organized by presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. A statement, last week, purportedly from NANS, said the student union body resolved

EDUCATION

Tinubu meets NANS, pledges to improve investment in education

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2023

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja pledged that his administration would commit more resources to the education sector to ensure that every Nigerian child, regardless of their background, has access to quality education. Speaking in his office at State House when he received the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, the […]

EDUCATION

NANS Advocates 20 Years Jail Term For Rapist

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has advocated a minimum of twenty years jail term for any rapist as part of measures to curb the menace of rape cases across the country. The student body stated this at a rally held in Abeokuta on Thursday to condemn the incessant rape cases […]