The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State has inaugurated a committee to develop a “comprehensive disability policy” in the university.
The spokesperson of the UNN, Agha Inya, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday in response to this newspaper’s investigation, which exposed how blind students suffer discrimination in the institution.
The investigation, published in March 2025, also showed that students equally struggle with unpaved walkways, inaccessible classrooms, and inadequate support from lecturers.
Mr Inya acknowledged that some of the university’s “older buildings were constructed before accessibility standards became common practice,” but stressed that the university had begun efforts to correct the situation.
“The current Vice-C
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