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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened a mass action to shut down Nigeria’s capital, Abuja over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports NANS is the apex/umbrella body of all Nigerian students both at home and in the diaspora, which is also the largest student platform in Africa with over 22 million Nigerian students voting populations cut-across campuses.
Recall that Nigerian students have taken to the streets to protest the protracted ASUU strike. The students had blocked the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway and the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos to mount pressure on the government to resolve the seven-month industrial strike by ASUU.
The students’ national body had earlier threatened to ground activities at the local and international airports across the country, beginning Monday due to the strike.
In a statement, NANS President, Comrade Usman Umar Barambu disclosed that he will personally lead the national shutdown in Abuja.
However, the date for the national shutdown is yet to be disclosed by the students’ association. Indications show that this may, however, happen in October this year, according to the notification schedule for NANS mass action cut across all the zones.
TNG reports ASUU embarked on the ongoing indefinite strike after an extended strike and a warning strike that started on 14th day of February 2022.
“We will remain resolute in making sure our demands are adhered to. I, Comr. Usman Umar Barambu, the President of NANS will co-ordinate the national shutdown,” the statement reads.