College of Medicine Students Protest Electricity Disconnection at Lagos University, Demand Payment

Students from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, protested the disconnection of electricity by Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDC) due to unpaid bills by the university management. EKEDC cut off power to Lagos University Teaching Hospital last Thursday over unpaid bills.

The university management paid N80 million on Thursday and an additional N50 million on Friday. Despite this N130 million payment, a remaining bill of N145 million was still pending.

The students alleged that EKEDC disconnected power due to the university’s failure to settle its May bill. The management stated they paid N80 million on Thursday and N50 million on Friday.

The outstanding N145 million is the responsibility of the teaching hospital, LUTH, not the College of Medicine, pushing the total bill over N250 million. While the students paid their share, LUTH has yet to settle its portion of the bill.

Videos shared by SaharaReporters showed students chanting, “Give us our light, we want light.” Similar protests at the University of Benin against prolonged power outages led to the indefinite suspension of academic activities last Thursday. The decision to close the institution was announced by the school’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, citing students’ refusal to compromise on their demands.