The Senate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has suspended academic activities in response to protests that occurred on Wednesday.
According to a statement released on Thursday by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Benedicta Ehanire, this suspension excludes non-academic staff.
Students have been instructed to immediately vacate their hostels.
The statement cited the reason for the shutdown as the students’ insistence on unrealistic demands, particularly their request for continuous electricity supply.
The university management views this demand as impractical, prompting the indefinite suspension of academic activities.
During the protest, UNIBEN students blocked the Benin-Ore Highway to highlight ongoing power outages on campus.
These outages have severely impacted their preparations for upcoming first-semester examinations, scheduled just two weeks away.
Find the statement below:
UNIBEN SHUTS DOWN ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES INDEFINITELY.
Following the refusal 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’s Senate, the University has shut down academic activities indefinitely.
Students are to vacate the hostels immediately while all the relevant units of the University are to take note and comply.
However, non teaching staff and staff on essential duties are not affected by the shut down
Signed:
Benedicta Ehanire, Ph.D,anipr
DR/ PRO
4/7/24
