The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) a seven-day ultimatum to resolve their lingering dispute and avert another strike that could destabilize the academic calendar.
The warning was issued in a statement on Wednesday by NANS President, Olushola Oladoja.
NANS voiced concern over the escalating rift between ASUU and the government, stressing that Nigerian students would not accept any further disruption to their studies.
The NANS’ President explained that the education sector had enjoyed two uninterrupted academic years under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Administration, a feat not recorded since the return to democracy in 1999.
According to him, the recent threat of industrial action by ASUU was jeopardising the progress.
“It is, therefore, in this spirit that NANS appeals to both ASUU and the Federal Government’s negotiation team to find a workable and lasting solution within the next seven (7) days.
“Nigerian students, many of whom are now studying through educational loans, cannot afford to have their academic calendar disrupted or their duration on campus extended again,” the students’ body warned.
