Fuel price hike: NANS sets Sept 15 to begin nationwide shutdown of major cities

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has set September 15, 2024 to begin a nationwide massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria.

The student protest is in response to the recent fuel price hike and the alleged incompetence of the NNPC MD/CEO, Mele Kyari.

In a notice to this effect, the umbrella student union demanded an immediate reversal of the fuel price increase and the removal of Kyari as the NNPC MD/CEO.

The notice, signed by Okunomo Henry Adewumi, President of the Senate (NANS), stated that the students will occupy all major cities in the country on September 15, 2024, assuring that the protest will be peaceful and lawful.

According to the notice, “We write to notify you of an impending massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective 15th September 2024, in protest of the recent hike in fuel prices and the gross incompetence of the NNPC Director General, Mele Kyari.

“The incessant increase in fuel prices has brought untold hardship to the masses, and we can no longer stand idly by while our future is mortgaged by the actions of a few. We demand an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and the removal of Mr. Kyari as the NNPC DG.

“We call on all Nigerian students across the country to wake up to this clarion call, as we will be occupying all major cities on the 15th of September, 2024. We 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.

“We urge you to take necessary measures to maintain law and order during the shutdown, as we assure you that our protest will be peaceful and lawful.”