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Tariff hike: N230m monthly electricity bill not sustainable

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Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, says the institution’s monthly electricity bill has jumped from N70 million to N230 million.

He said that the recent hike in electricity tariffs by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company had seriously affected the institution’s budget. He appealed to both staff members and students to adopt more responsible electricity consumption habits and support the administration’s efforts to implement some cost-saving measures.

He said that all the buildings under construction in the Faculties of Agriculture, Arts, Environmental Science, Law and Social Sciences would include provisions for alternative power sources as part of their designs.

 

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