The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Carol Chinyelugo Arinze-Umobi, has commissioned new projects across the university’s campuses, aimed at improving student welfare, academic convenience, and staff wellbeing.
During her visit to the Agulu campus, the Acting Vice-Chancellor commissioned a new student hostel, addressing the long-standing challenge of accommodation faced by students.
The Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Sunday Nduka, expressed deep appreciation for the Vice-Chancellor’s proactive leadership and commitment to student welfare.
Moving to the Mbawkwu campus, the Acting Vice-Chancellor also commissioned a modern toilet facility, a functional borehole, and solar-powered streetlights.
The Director, Prof. Paul Okolie, described the development as “remarkable,” adding that the new facilities will significantly enhance campus life and security.
At the UNIZIK Medical Centre, she launched a dialysis machine to be used free of charge by students, while staff and outsiders can access the service at a subsidized rate below ₦13,000.
The VC said this is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which pegged dialysis costs at ₦15,000 for federal hospitals.
The centre also received a new X-ray imaging machine, further strengthening the university’s health services.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor also inaugurated a CCTV Surveillance Unit at the Office of the Chief Security Officer (CSO), reinforcing her commitment to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment under her “UNIZIK Free and Safe” initiative.
In a historic step toward staff empowerment, she performed the ground-breaking ceremony and flag-off for the proposed UNIZIK Microfinance Bank Ltd, which aims to improve the financial wellbeing of university staff.
Additionally, she commissioned buses for free staff transportation and provided waste bins for all 17 faculties, including the administrative block, to promote environmental cleanliness and sustainable waste management across the university.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor reaffirmed her administration’s dedication to infrastructural growth and welfare-driven leadership, describing the newly commissioned projects as a testament to UNIZIK’s vision of excellence, innovation, and community service.
