UI Students Protest 82-Day Blackout At UCH Over Unpaid Electricity Bills

Hundreds of students from the University of Ibadan (UI) staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday morning, expressing outrage over an 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital (UCH), where UI medical students undergo training. The blackout, which began in March 2024, is the result of unpaid debts owed by UCH to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). Reports indicate that this is not the first disconnection, as IBEDC previously cut off power to the hospital in November 2023 for similar reasons. The protest was led by the Students’ Union…

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