The university management on Tuesday released a memo announcing a 10-hour daily electricity supply on the campus.
Students of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, commenced a protest over the poor power supply on the campus and asked the university management to reverse a recent memo over electricity rationing.
The students' union has demanded constant power supply and reversal of a recent fee hike by the university. The university management on Tuesday released a memo stating that the Vice-Chancellor, Kayode Adebowale, a professor, had approved a 10-hour daily electricity supply on the campus. "The school authority in association with maintenance must withdraw the memo on electricity rationing, dated 16th of July, 2024, and in addition, there must be constant power supply within the school effective immediately," it said.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
The university was thrown into a blackout following the inability to reach an agreement with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company over a contentious electricity bill. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Benin Electricity Distribution Company had increased the institution's electricity tariff by over 200 per cent, which the university protested.
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