{"id":112957,"date":"2024-07-04T19:33:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T18:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=112957"},"modified":"2024-07-04T19:33:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T18:33:04","slug":"breaking-uniben-shut-down-academic-activities-indefinitely-over-students-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-uniben-shut-down-academic-activities-indefinitely-over-students-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: UNIBEN shut down academic activities indefinitely over students\u2019 protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1803649637035934429\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe university, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students to shift grounds on their demands.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com recalls that the students on Wednesday took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway, to protest weeks of power outages on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The students, who had two weeks until their first semester examination, said the situation was severely affecting their preparation.<\/p>\n<p>The students also called for a downward review of transport fares by the UNIBEN shuttle service, which was increased with effect from July 1.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The university was thrown into a blackout by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) following the inability to reach agreement over contentious electricity billings.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly bill was said to have jumped from about N80 million to between N200 and N280 million, forcing the university to resort to power generators as well as rationalisation of power on the two campuses and hostels.<\/p>\n<p>The protesting students amidst heavy rainfall, were hellbent on continuing the rampage unless their demands are met.<\/p>\n<p>But in the notice of closure made available to newsmen, Ehanire described the students\u2019 demand for 1,125-hour \u00a0supply of electricity as unrealistic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the insistence of students of the University of Benin to shift grounds on their demands for twenty four hours supply of electricity and more, considered unrealistic by the university\u2019s Senate, the university has shut down academic activities indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents are to vacate the hostels immediately, while all the relevant units of the university are to take note and comply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, non teaching staff and staff on essential duties are not affected by the shutdown,\u201d said the university\u2019s spokesperson.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. 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