NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS LAMENTS HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS AND DEMANDS RELIEF

Student body expresses deep concern over surging commuting expenses driven by escalating petroleum prices, calling on the federal administration and key energy stakeholders to implement targeted interventions for tertiary learners

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has decried the severe financial burden imposed on students by soaring transportation costs across the country, urging the federal government to institute urgent palliative measures.  

Leadership of the student organization noted that relentless spikes in transit fares, triggered by adjustments in petroleum product prices, have severely undermined education accessibility and forced numerous 

undergraduates into extreme economic distress.

According to the association, commuting expenses have escalated to a point where routine movement to and from academic campuses constitutes an unsustainable fraction of household and personal survival budgets.  

NANS emphasized that students should not be left to bear the brunt of macroeconomic adjustments and market volatility within the petroleum downstream sector, stressing that affordable mobility is integral to human capital development.  

The student body further called on regulatory institutions, government agencies, and industry operators, including major refining concerns, to explore structural frameworks that directly cushion transit expenses for educational communities.  

While reaffirming its commitment to peaceful and constructive dialogue with relevant authorities, the association urged policymakers to prioritize student welfare through dedicated subsidies, subsidized mass transit schemes, and expanded educational support grants.