‘Reports such as yours could always put us on our toes,’ UNIJOS dean reacts to PREMIUM TIMES report
- ✦In the investigation, titled “Inaccessible Hostels, Other Facilities: How UNIJOS fails Students with disabilities,” PREMIUM TIMES documented the difficulties students face accessing bathrooms, moving around the hostel compound and reaching lecture halls.
- The Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Professor Chris Piwuna, has acknowledged maintenance challenges at the university’s Village Hostel, which accommodates students with disabilities, following a PREMIUM TIMES investigation into the inaccessible and deteriorating facilities.
- Mr Piwuna, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES after reading the investigation, admitted that the hostel required further improvements but said the university had made several interventions to improve conditions for students with disabilities.
- In the investigation, titled “Inaccessible Hostels, Other Facilities: How UNIJOS fails Students with disabilities,” PREMIUM TIMES documented the difficulties students face accessing bathrooms, moving around the hostel compound and reaching lecture halls.
UNIJOS Dean of Student Affairs, Chris Piwuna, acknowledges poor hostel maintenance but says the university has taken steps to improve facilities for students with disabilities.
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What is the latest development regarding Plateau State?
The Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Professor Chris Piwuna, has acknowledged maintenance challenges at the university’s Village Hostel, which accommodates students with disabilities, following a PREMIUM TIMES investigation into the inaccessible and deteriorating facilities.
Who are the key organizations or public figures mentioned?
The primary parties identified in this coverage include Plateau State, Jos.
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The newspaper sent Mr Piwuna a WhatsApp message on 12 October, detailing its observations at the Village Hostel and asking four questions about measures taken to improve accessibility, the use of students’ facility improvement and utility fees, plans for accessible hostels and other campus facilities, and timelines for addressing the concerns.
