In April 1978 the Obasanjo military government announced tuition increases for federal universities. The National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS), led by Segun Okeowo, called nationwide protests. Soldiers opened fire at the University of Lagos and Zaria; nine students were killed. NUNS was proscribed; in its place came NANS in 1980.
Military1978· 9 deaths· Chapter IV · Record
Ali Must Go
April 1978 nationwide student protests against tuition fees announced by Education Commissioner Col. Ahmadu Ali. NUNS proscribed.
Sources
- · Federal Government White Paper on the Universities Crisis (1978)
What it cost — political & economic reality
The political and economic reality
Nigeria in 1978: who was in charge, the cabinet of the day, the GDP, and the crises that defined the period.
Head of State · Military
Gen. Murtala Muhammed → Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
1975–1979
National reality
Murtala assassinated 13 February 1976; Obasanjo completed the transition. Universal Primary Education launched 1976. Land Use Act 1978. 1979 Constitution and handover to the Second Republic.
Crises of the period
- Dimka coup attempt + Murtala assassination (1976)
- 'Ali Must Go' student protests (1978) — students killed over a 50-kobo fee increase
GDP (World Bank)
$28 bn (1975) → $47 bn (1979)
Cabinet (selected portfolios)
- Education
Col. Ahmadu Ali (1975–78)
- Education
J.O.J. Okezie (1978)
Source: Federal Gazette; Constitution Drafting Committee records (1976–78)
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Redline
Wikipedia is never a source.