The newly elected executives of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, of the Southwest(Zone D) has issued a 7-day ultimatum on to tertiary institutions to address the issue of fee increase.
Addressing newsmen on behalf of executives at the Nigerian Union of Journalists(NUJ) chapel in Osogbo on Wednesday, the coordinator, Adeyemo Josiah urged the institution to dialogue with student union governments in order to review the prices downward.
He emphasized that education is a public trust and not a commercial enterprise which exist to help and serve the students, not to exploit them.
He said, “after a thorough review of the situation across Southwest campuses, this administration has identified several institutions that have imposed unconscionable fee hikes without due process or consideration for student welfare.
“We hereby issue a SEVEN-DAY NOTICE OF ENGAGEMENT, effective from today, February 18, 2026, to the management of affected institutions to open dialogue with student union governments in their respective institutions and review these increments in the interest of accessibility and fairness.”
He also raised concern over the worsening insecurity affecting students on campuses and highways, citing a recent abduction of members of NANS JCC along Ilesha while going to a convention.
He added, “the recent attempted abduction of a NANS JCC Lagos delegation on the llesa axis while en route to our convention is a terrifying reminder of the collapse of security on our highways, urging security agencies to design a framework that addresses kidnapping, cultism, and highway insecurity affecting students.
“Armed men ambushed the delegation’s vehicle near midnight, and it was only by the extraordinary courage of their driver that they escaped captivity. Even after their escape, the attackers maintained control of the highway, abducting other travellers, with no security personnel present during the ordeal.
“Therefore, this administration will convene a Southwest Student Security Summit, bringing together student leaders, institution management, and the heads of all relevant security agencies – including the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), among others.
“The goal is to design a coordinated campus security framework that addresses kidnapping, cultism, and highway insecurity affecting students. We will demand specific actions, including increased patrols on notorious highways, enhanced intelligence sharing between security agencies and campus security, and a zero-tolerance policy for cultism.”
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