The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has fixed September 15, 2024, to embark on a nationwide strike over the new hike of the petrol pump price by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
NANS made the declaration in a statement by its national senate president, Henry Okunomo, on Tuesday, in reaction to the announcement of the hike from ₦617 per litre to ₦897 per litre effective September 3.
Mr Okunomo expressed his dissatisfaction in the statement titled “Fuel Price Hike: A Threat to Our Future.” He explained that the mass action was imperative against the “egregious act.”
The students demanded “an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and a more compassionate approach to governance.”
NANS urged all students, civil society organizations, and the masses “to join us in this peaceful demonstration as we demand an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and a more compassionate approach to governance.”
The association vowed it “shall not be silenced, and we shall not be intimidated. We shall rise in unison to demand a better deal for Nigerian students and the masses.”
