Management of the University of Benin, UNIBEN on Thursday July 4, shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely following students’ protests.
The university, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, says the decision stems from the refusal of the students to shift grounds on their demands.
The students, who had two weeks until their first semester examination, said weeks of power outages on campus was affecting their preparation.
They are also calling for a downward review of transport fares by the UNIBEN shuttle service, which was increased with effect from July 1.
Reports say that the institute was thrown into blackout by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC following the inability to reach agreement over electricity billings.
