NANS threatens nationwide protest over prolonged closure of Benue tertiary institutions

By Adeola Badru
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a five-day ultimatum to the Benue State Government to resolve its disputes with the state chapters of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COASU) and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and reopen tertiary institutions in the state.
NANS, in a public notice signed by its Deputy Senate President, Caleb King Ogabidu, yesterday said students in the affected institutions had been out of school for more than two months, describing the prolonged closure as unacceptable and a threat to the academic future of thousands of students.
The students’ body consequently directed all its structure...