PRESS RELEASE: NANS TURKISH ZONE DEMANDS SUPPORT FOR NIGERIAN STUDENTS ABROAD FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

"It has come to our attention that more that 80 percent of Nigerian students in Turkish Zone are having difficulties in paying their tuition for the spring semester 2015-2016 academic sessions. Currently, many students are unable to register for the semester.

We would like to use this medium to deliver a message to the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal government. It is necessary that our federal government considers the overwhelming impact of education upon the National economic development.

Since educated youth are a key component to Nation building, it is only rational and logical to provide all the means necessary to make it easy and possible to for Nigerian Students overseas at all levels to be able to register. 

After thorough deliberation and discussions with the leadership of NANS Turkish Zone, we concluded that we will do everything in our power to ensure that Nigerian students in all Universities of Turkish Zone are granted a safe passage to register. In an effort to deliver as stated; 

1. We sent letters to all Rectors of each University in North Cyprus, stating the seriousness of the crisis on ground and possible solution to our current situation.

2. We also an sent an official complain letter to Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Government through the office of the Special Adviser to President on Youth and students affairs.

We are pleading with Nigerian students in each University in Turkish Zone that are confronted with the same difficulty, to exercise patience and know that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Turkish Zone is not just folding its arm at this difficult point in time.

We will do everything in our power to ensure that your welfare is secured without any hindrances to your progress."

Thanks

Yours in struggle
Comrade SALIM HAMZA RINGIM 
President NANS Turkish Zone

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CC //  FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION - NIGERIA
      //  ALL CONCERNED UNIVERSITIES IN NANS-TURKISH ZONE

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NANS Delegates consisting of Comrade Acheme Oklobia Odeh, Comrade Ifeoma Onuike, Comrade Toure Osigbemhe headed by Comrade Temile Emmanuel visited the Mayor of Kyrenia today to officially pre-discuss plans concerning hosting the Independence Celebration and to inform him about NANS Turkish Zone.

The visit which was spearheaded by NANS-Turkish Zone was in effect a courtesy call on the Mayor of Kyrenia/Girne to intimate him on activities lined up by the Nigerian Association in preparation for the Independence Day celebration coming up on October 1st, and also ask for his blessings and support.

The NANS members that visited the Mayor were Comrade Acheme Oklobia Odeh, Comrade Ifeoma Onuike, Comrade Toure Osigbemhe headed by Comrade Temile Emmanuel.

NANS-TR seem to have heeded the criticisms of Nigerians that they needed to up their ante in the discharging of their duties to the Nigerian community in Cyprus and environs. Previously, series of controversies trailed the association since it was formed which resulted in the impeachment of the pioneer Vice President and Financial Secretary, Hopefully all is well with the NANS-TR house now.

The swearing in ceremony of the new VP and FinSec of NANS-TR | Source: Facebook

Nigerian Independence comes up ever October 1st. The independence which was achieved in 1960 has seen Nigerians all over the world and in TRNC celebrate the day with fanfare and activities geared towards generating nostalgic feelings of the homeland and appreciating Nigeria's journey through the years and the multicultural richness of Nigerians worldwide.

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History was made in Northern Cyprus on 23rd of march 2015 as the first NANS [National Association of Nigerian Students] student body was inaugurated in Cyprus. The event which commenced peacefully, at some point degenerated into chaos and confusion with protests from a section of the participants against the political undertone the event unfortunately took and several complaints about lack of refreshment. Student blogger, elyaks blog writes on the event which was held at the Girne American University TRNC on March 23, 2015.

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AN INAUGURATION CONFERENCE BY NANS IN CYPRUS WITH A PROVOCATIVE APPROACH: A CAMPAIGN FOR GEJ OR INTEGRATION OF NIGERIANS OVERSEAS?

On the 23rd of march 2015. The inauguration of NANS TURKISH ZONE  took place at Girne American university GAU, the event which started at 7:00pm at the GAU conference hall had  the attendance of students from various universities in North Cyprus such as EMU, GAU, NEU and the Nigerian societies Presidents of these Respective Universities,

A speech was delivered by  Dr Kemjika Samuel of student affairs Department of University of technology Owerri. The topic tittled; THE ROLE OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS IN NATION BUILDING.

After his speech the newly appointed NANS TURKISH ZONE President introduces the invited guests; thereby calling on the President of NANS ASIA to deliver his speech. Moving forward with the chain of events , the former NANS Nigerian President  took over the microphone to deliver his speech. He congractulated the newly appointed executives; hence forth urged Nigerian students in Diaspora to remain deligent and hardworking towards their studies .he illustrated his appreciation to  the students for turning out regardless of  the conference held on a week day.

At this point, the new secretary of NANS TURKISH ZONE insisted that the new shirts and a mask be distributed. Moreover, the shirts and Masks has  photo  prints of Jonathan’s face, which were brought by the NANS PRESIDENT from Nigeria with the name of the President of the federal republic of Nigeria written on the shirts to be distributed to the attendants of this historic event,  on it  was written "WITH JONATHAN I STAND, VOTE WISELY, POWERED BY NANS’’ this was the write up in front of the shirts distributed to students at the occasion together with the NANS logo on it.

After a  few seconds the students started throwing out the shirts and raising their voices saying they were not  there for politics  neither for GEJ. this partial act inevitably triggered sentiments which further provoked violence in the hall. this was exactly  what interrupted the speech of the former NANS president Comrade Yinka Gbadebo, in few seconds the hall turns to a chaotic arena… . The unsuitable retaliation lasted for about 10 minutes, Because almost all the students were shouting and saying they are not there for that, with the help of a representative of GAU student affairs division and their society President calmed the students down. The NANS ASIAN President dressed in traditional atier with a hat took over the floor.In an attempt to address the crowd with an empty hall that the number of students did not exceed 30.

After that comrade Yinka took over and continues, at this junction the President of NSA of Near East University gave a diminutive speech where he spoke on behalf of his students demanding an apology from the NANS and also said that if not, they will disassociate themselves from the movement, and he also thanked the students for coming, after this demand from the NEU NSA President, an apology was also given from the representative of GAU students affairs.

After that the NANS ASIAN President called  the newly appointed executives of NANS TURKISH ZONE on stage for their inauguration, some of the executives are:

Samson fadiya as the president
Emanuel as the secretary
Jubril Arogundade as the vice president.

And among the senates are
Salim hamza ringim NSS EMU PRESIDENT as the senate president  pioneer
Nura yunusa NEU NSA PRESIDENT as deputy senate president pioneer
Goodluck odili CIU NSA PRESIDENT as the clerk of the senate pioneer
Fred as the deputy parliamentary secretary

After the newly appointed NANS TURKISH ZONE excos came on stage for their oath of office, the NANS President  gave an undersized speech where he said that he was vastly impressed by the score sheet of the Nigerians of  the various universities he visited in Turkish zone and thereby encourages the students to keep it up, after that, comrade Tijjani gave them the oath as they repeated after him as:

‘’I (name of the executive) do solemly swear to obey, protect the constitution of the NANS  and uphold upon it, I promise to defend the interest of Nigerian student at all time for no matter what reasons by my able and humble person, so help me God’’

After that he declared them the authorised leaders of NANS TURKISH ZONE, and as well offered a letter of endorsement from the national secretariat of NANS to the newly allotted excos, and also congratulates the new president, comrade Tijjani also thanks the security division of GAU for stabilising peace towards the period of the event and also extended his vote of thanks to the entire universities in north Cyprus and also promised the students a visit after the forth coming election with the minister of education to all the universities of northern Cyprus.

The last segment of the event was deliverance  of awards to some of the invited guest and also to the president of the federal republic of Nigerian, and also NANS said that the sum of 5 million naira will b e given to the newly NANS TURKISH ZONE,

But just after the event we have heard from some of the newly excos like the NEU NSA President that he was disenchanted because a conformity made with him that his society will be given two post in the NANS Turkish zone but they ruined this agreement, and also some of the students of EMU, NEU and CIU complaints about the event calling it political event and they said no welfare at the occasion because they didn’t give any of their students neither the invited ones a bottle of water, but they didn’t forget to give them the GEJ shirts and mask.

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*Originally blogged by elyaks blog

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