University of Lagos (UNILAG) has been disconnected from the power grid by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) due to an unpaid electricity bill of N472 million.
The university’s electricity bill has rose from N180 million to N300 million per month since June, when EKEDC migrated the university to Band A.
According to UNILAG’s communication team, the electricity bill has risen dramatically since June, when EKEDC migrated the university from Band B to Band A, resulting in a monthly bill of at least N300 million.
UNILAG claims it cannot afford the new rate and has continued to pay only N180 million, the amount budgeted for the current year.
The situation has caused disruption to academic activities, research, and daily life on campus. Students and staff are affected, and concerns about safety and security have been raised.
The university management then appealed to the community that it is working to address the situation and find a solution to restore power supply, asking them to remain calm.
UNILAG, however, announced that a power rationing schedule will be implemented across the campus until further notice.
The federal university statement, in part, “Management wishes to appeal to members of the University community over the power outage on campus due to disconnection of electricity supply by Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC),
“In the meantime, members of the University community are kindly enjoined to remain calm and note that there would be a rationing of power supply across campus until further notice,
“The schedule of rationing will be released so that members of the community can adequately plan.”
