UNIOSUN Moves to Upgrade Campus Healthcare After NANS, Students Press Welfare Demands

Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has pledged major healthcare and welfare reforms across its campuses after a joint engagement with NANS Southwest Zone D and the university's Students' Union leadership. The meeting followed concerns over the death of the late Osunlakin Grace and the wider state of medical services available to students, especially at the Ifetedo Campus. At the centre of the discussions were complaints about access to care, emergency response, staffing gaps, and the condition of health facilities. In response, Vice-Chancellor Professor Odunayo Clement Adeboye announced that the university would establish another health centre at Ifetedo and strengthen medical services across all campuses. The university also committed to the following welfare measures: 24-hour operation of all campus health centres Solar-powered electricity for medical facilities Provision of functional ambulances Recruitment of doctors and nurses Rehabilitation and review of healthcare infrastructure across campuses Students, through SUG President Comrade Oremokun Shedrack Imoleayo, also pushed for a review of TISHIP and HMO code generation processes, reopening of the Welfare Director's portal, repair of the university ambulance, and provision of equipment such as a nebulizer machine. Management said it would implement nearly all of the demands raised, except the call for improved public health facilities in surrounding communities, which it said falls under state or federal government responsibility. To deepen oversight, the university has set up a Health Services Committee that will include student representatives from each campus. The committee is expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding Grace's death, review the factors behind the protest, evaluate health services across the institution, and submit recommendations within one week. In addition, the Welfare Director's portal is to be reopened immediately, while students are expected to resume within two weeks after fumigation of hostels and sanitation work. For students and stakeholders, the key issue now is follow-through. The promises announced are significant, but their impact will depend on how quickly the university moves from resolution to implementation.