The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) is considering a new system for collecting N200 annual dues directly from students, with payment potentially becoming a requirement for mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
NANS National President, Akinteye Babatunde, disclosed this in posts and a video shared on social media on Sunday and Monday while explaining the association’s financial challenges and plans to reform its dues collection system.
Babatunde had earlier stated that NANS would work with the NYSC and that students might be required to present evidence of payment of NANS dues before being mobilised for camp.
He later explained that the proposed annual payment was only N200 and was intended to strengthen the financial independence of the student body rather than impose a significant burden on students.
According to him, NANS currently relies heavily on capitation from student union governments and has struggled to receive expected funds from many institutions.
He alleged that between 80 and 90 per cent of student union governments no longer have full control over their dues, with some institutions allegedly releasing only a portion of the funds collected.
Babatunde said the situation had weakened NANS’ ability to intervene in student-related matters despite receiving thousands of complaints from students.
He said the association was therefore considering abandoning the existing system and establishing a platform through which students would pay their dues directly to NANS.
The NANS president said the proposed ₦200 would be distributed among the association’s various structures, including zonal and state bodies as well as affiliated student organisations.
He also argued that direct funding would reduce NANS’ dependence on government officials, politicians and other individuals whose financial support could compromise the association’s ability to challenge government agencies when necessary.
Babatunde cited alleged disputes between some student unions and university managements over access to dues as part of the reasons for seeking a new collection system.
He said NANS had continued to incur expenses responding to student emergencies, including kidnapping incidents and accidents involving its buses, despite its limited financial resources.
However, while Babatunde indicated that NANS was considering linking payment of the dues to NYSC mobilisation, he did not provide details of any formal agreement with the NYSC or indicate when such a requirement would take effect.
The NYSC has its own statutory eligibility and mobilisation procedures, meaning any additional requirement would have to be formally established before it could become an official condition for mobilisation.
Babatunde said NANS would amend its laws and develop proposals to provide institutional backing for the proposed direct-payment system.
He maintained that the reform was aimed at making the association financially independent and improving its capacity to represent and protect the interests of Nigerian students.
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