The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba, who announced this at a press briefing at the Enugu Campus of the institution to mark its 54th Founders’ Day celebration as well as his 100 days in office, said it was part of his welfare package for students.
Making reference to universities in other parts of the world, he said UNN students equally deserved to study under a conducive environment.
The Vice Chancellor stated that apart from massive renovation of hostels, his administration had restored full moral and financial support to the Students’ Union Government.
He said within the 100 days of his administration, pipe-borne water, which had been absent in the University for the past 15 years, was restored.
Ozumba equally announced that the 54th Founders’ Day lecture of the University would be presented by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
While soliciting cooperation and constructive contributions from stakeholders, he further stated that “my overall agenda is to provide the University of Nigeria the leadership needed to become an academic giant and pace-setter in the quality of its scientific research, the level of its innovative teaching and the robustness of its community service among universities in the developing countries”.
“The dreams and vision of the Fathers in the motto they gave us, ‘To Restore the Dignity of Man’, are in our minds as we celebrate.
“We are aware that such dreams as they had may be borne only on stout shoulders- all the more reason for joint effort, for collaborative endeavour by all the stakeholders.
“Internally, we need a conducive working environment, a happy and productive workforce, and a crop of students eager to learn and desirous to apply all their time and energies to this essential task”, he added.
He identified the agenda of his administration to include- staff welfare, student welfare, environment and campus aesthetics, academic leadership and research as well as academic discipline and ethics.