Eko Electricity Distribution Company has disconnected the power supply to the University of Lagos, Akoka, over unpaid electricity bills.
This was made known in a statement by the university management on Wednesday
The institution has been grappling with the burden of rising electricity costs.
This challenge was further made worse when EKEDC upgraded the university’s tariff category from “Band B” to “Band A,” resulting in a hike in monthly electricity bills.
Before the upgrade, UNILAG was said it be paying between N150 million and N180 million monthly.
However, the June bill under the new “Band A” tariff nearly doubled, reaching almost N300 million—a 100% increase that the university is struggling to manage.
The institution’s management expressed regret over the blackout that has hit the campus since Tuesday.