Banning Continues! FG Scraps Common Entrance Interview into Unity Schools

After scrapping Post UTME, FG has announced the cancellation of interview test for National Common Entrance Examination (NCCE) into Federal Government Colleges.

A statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Education yesterday in Abuja, said the cancellation of the test for NCCE would take effect from the 2017/2018 academic year. 

The statement signed by the Deputy Director, Press, Bem Goong, said the minister could not establish the rationale for a second test for NCCE organised by the

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FUTA VC Lauded by NANS

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has comended the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Professor Adebiyi Daramola for his visionary leadership which has brought rapid infrastructural and intellectual development to the Institution. The Executive members of the South West Zone of NANS gave the commendation while on a facility assessment tour and familiarization visit to the University Management.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Deputy Senate President and final year Accounting student of the Ekiti State University Comrade Oluwasegun Famuyibo said of the Federal Universities visited by the Association, FUTA was setting the pace in technological and manpower

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NANS To Scrap Newly Introduced Post UTME Screening Fee [N2,500]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) disagrees in its entirety the introduction of N2,500 as admission screening fee by the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education.

According to him, it is surprising, appalling, anti-masses and unethical, for the federal government to submit to pressure from the heads of tertiary institutions by introducing the post-UTME screening fee.

Ayenuro said that NANS viewed the introduction of the post-UTME screening fee as another way of extorting and exploiting potential students

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Reinstate Sacked VCs Now – warns NANS

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) demanded that the sack of Versities VCs should be to annulled

Minister of Education has been asked by the National Association to Reinstate the Sacked VCs in 14 days. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given a 14 day ultimatum to the education minister, Mallam Adamu Adamu to re-instate the 13 Vice Chancellors who were wrongfully sacked by the federal government in February

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NANS: General ID Card will Be Ready For All Undergraduates

Plans are reportedly underway to introduce a uniform identification card which will be used by all students in Nigeria’s tertiary institution.

This development was confirmed by the National Association of Nigeria Students which is reportedly partnering with leading technology and insurance firms for the scheme to materialize.

NANS president, Tijani Usman Sheu said that no system currently gives recognition to the numerous identity documents presented by

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