NANS as we all know means National Association of Nigerian Students and according to Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, A student is a person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education.
As such, we expect NANS leadership to come from students currently studying but what we have are people who delay going for the compulsory National Youth Service to as much as 5years in order to occupy NANS leadership position and as such preventing current students from occupying such positions
"According to NANS charter of demand, for undergraduates, you are a student until you go for your NYSC" but according to general meaning of students, their definition is as faulty as can be imagined.
I was shocked when I heard NANS writing to the Federal Government to be part of the negotiation between The FG and ASUU and I had to scrutinize the leadership of NANS.
It was shocking that all Major Exco in NANS are not students but one is tempted to ask

1. Why are all the excos of NANS not students still in school?
2. Since this people are not students, who gave non students the authority to speak for students?
3. Can a labourer negotiate wages for a banker? Why are they negotiating with the government?
4. I haven't read anywhere of NANS leadership meeting with ASUU to chart a way forward concerning the strike but they are more interested in meeting the FG. Is the purported meeting for students or for themselves
5. They claim to fight for students but the last time I heard about NANS standing on their feet and making their demands known was during the military regime. But this current crop, adorn their cars with NANS plate number.
One is left perplexed trying to decipher the source of livelihood of graduated students who have neither gone for NYSC nor are working.
I am a member of University of Nigeria Medical Students Association(UNMSA) and we have our National body called Nigeria Medical Students Association(NiMSA) and the members of these associations are strictly students who are still in school and does not include those who are looking for placement for their housemanship, you cannot go for NYSC without doing your housemanship.

Then why is that of NANS different?

I plead with President Buhari that this current crop of NANS do not represent The Nigerian Students and as such shouldn't be negotiated with or called to the Negotiation table.
And if our cars should get spoilt and we take it to the mechanic workshop, we do not negotiate with the apprentice without the Express approval of the main mechanic.
The FG should go back to the meeting table with ASUU and iron out their differences.

Chieyine Nelson
500 level Med/Surg
University of Nigeria

Na buhari and nans problem
After all buhari children are all gradute of foriegn school.
I pity nigeria

Redoil:
Na buhari and nans problem

NOPE
This is everybody's problem and not just buhari.
Everyone has a relative in the university.

Pls @mynd44 lalasticlala,
I will appreciate it if this makes front page

They're just enriching themselves with the students name

Redoil:
Na buhari and nans problem

Everybody's problem please

Indeed I'm happy with this, some voices unheard can be heard now.
I sincerely think that it's not right. Why should non students be governing the affairs of the students.
They wouldn't know and care about what is going on in schools, but tend to represent us just to benefit to their pockets.

Drey2026:
Indeed I'm happy with this, some voices unheard can be heard now.
I sincerely think that it's not right. Why should non students be governing the affairs of the students.
They wouldn't know and care about what is going on in schools, but tend to represent us just to benefit to their pockets.

I am still amazed that the govt went to the negotiation table with them instead of ASUU

419 old men parading themselves as NANS

A worthy read

This issue should be resolved

Drey2026:
Indeed I'm happy with this, some voices unheard can be heard now.
I sincerely think that it's not right. Why should non students be governing the affairs of the students.
They wouldn't know and care about what is going on in schools, but tend to represent us just to benefit to their pockets.

Say what you know
They are current students in NANS
I talk authoritatively

I actually thought of it..They cannnot leave that place empty handed.

I have a former NANS President on Facebook. Dude is in his early thirties with pot belle, owns a car and is married with grown up kids with no known source of income.

Lol


Situation in NANS is just the same as Nigeria politics, when you do 8 years term, you proceed to senate as a retirement compensation


Almost all NANS member are not undergraduate, some will just obtain post graduate diploma form just to be eligible for membership. Meanwhile they are all formee exco/SRA/SUG aspirants/president/vice president during their undergraduate years

ok

timsucess:


Say what you know
They are current students in NANS
I talk authoritatively

We are not talking about part students part graduates.
Members of NANS should be full time students

Truer words has never been made public

chieyine:
NANS as we all know means National Association of Nigerian Students and according to Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, A student is a person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education.
As such, we expect NANS leadership to come from students currently studying but what we have are people who delay going for the compulsory National Youth Service to as much as 5years in order to occupy NANS leadership position and as such preventing current students from occupying such positions
"According to NANS charter of demand, for undergraduates, you are a student until you go for your NYSC" but according to general meaning of students, their definition is as faulty as can be imagined.
I was shocked when I heard NANS writing to the Federal Government to be part of the negotiation between The FG and ASUU and I had to scrutinize the leadership of NANS.
It was shocking that all Major Exco in NANS are not students but one is tempted to ask

1. Why are all the excos of NANS not students still in school?
2. Since this people are not students, who gave non students the authority to speak for students?
3. Can a labourer negotiate wages for a banker? Why are they negotiating with the government?
4. I haven't read anywhere of NANS leadership meeting with ASUU to chart a way forward concerning the strike but they are more interested in meeting the FG. Is the purported meeting for students or for themselves
5. They claim to fight for students but the last time I heard about NANS standing on their feet and making their demands known was during the military regime. But this current crop, adorn their cars with NANS plate number.
One is left perplexed trying to decipher the source of livelihood of graduated students who have neither gone for NYSC nor are working.
I am a member of University of Nigeria Medical Students Association(UNMSA) and we have our National body called Nigeria Medical Students Association(NiMSA) and the members of these associations are strictly students who are still in school and does not include those who are looking for placement for their housemanship, you cannot go for NYSC without doing your housemanship.

Then why is that of NANS different?

I plead with President Buhari that this current crop of NANS do not represent The Nigerian Students and as such shouldn't be negotiated with or called to the Negotiation table.
And if our cars should get spoilt and we take it to the mechanic workshop, we do not negotiate with the apprentice without the Express approval of the main mechanic.
The FG should go back to the meeting table with ASUU and iron out their differences.

Chieyine Nelson
500 level Med/Surg
University of Nigeria

great man, this guy.
It was about damn time someone called these fraudster out.

You think they are not aware.

Nigeria has been CABALised

who does not know NANS and their level of corruption??
those guys are pure thieves..

it seems some mods on nairaland are Nans member..
they quickly removed the post from front page..

It was high time someone wrote this piece

Good insight.
See these elders representing Nigerian students. It doesn't make any sense.

Exactly!
Dat is d situation.
I was surprised when I saw a poster of my former SUG president contesting for a position at d NANS level.
Dat made me conclude dat NANS is not any student's body.

Nigerians never run out of tricks

NANS has become a political group with anywhere belle face mentality. It has outlived its usefulness

Great piece OP.

NANS should therefore counter this piece by releasing the list of their excos alongside their universities of study.

Anything short of that, they are guilty as alleged and should not be granted audience by any serious government, especially the one that abhors corruption.

We remembered the years when NANS was lit, many many years ago!

kazyhm:
Lol


Situation in NANS is just the same as Nigeria politics, when you do 8 years term, you proceed to senate as a retirement compensation


Almost all NANS member are not undergraduate, some will just obtain post graduate diploma form just to be eligible for membership. Meanwhile they are all formee exco/SRA/SUG aspirants/president/vice president during their undergraduate years

and alegely filld wt cultist

LibertyRep:
Great piece OP.

NANS should therefore counter this piece by releasing the list of their excos alongside their universities of study.

Anything short of that, they are guilty as alleged and should not be granted audience by any serious government, especially the one that abhors corruption.

Supported!