SSANU calls on FG to deal with rising electrical energy prices in universities 

The Senior Employees Affiliation of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal Authorities to deal with the electrical energy disaster affecting universities nationwide as a matter of urgency.

The Nationwide President of SSANU, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, expressed considerations over rising electrical energy prices disrupting the environment friendly functioning of universities in a press release issued on Thursday in Abuja.

He highlighted the significance of a steady energy provide for vital college operations, together with administration, educating, analysis, and neighborhood service as reported by the Information Company of Nigeria.

He additional famous that the absence of ample energy infrastructure considerably disrupts the power of universities to ship on their mandate successfully by expressing concern in regards to the direct impression of the electrical energy disaster on the scholars.

“We urge the federal authorities to take instant motion to resolve this vitality disaster, because it instantly impacts college students, the first stakeholders in our universities,” Ibrahim said.

The SSANU Nationwide President known as for instant and decisive intervention from the federal government to deal with the escalating vitality disaster mentioning that resolving this problem wouldn’t solely improve the operational effectivity of universities but in addition make sure that college students and workers can thrive in a conducive setting for tutorial {and professional} progress.

He emphasised the pressing want for presidency to deal with the difficulty, mentioning the results of the vitality disaster on college operations and scholar welfare which he described as the first stakeholders within the college system.

What it is best to know 

Electrical energy prices have been a significant problem within the nation, posing important difficulties all year long 2024 and affecting households, academic establishments, healthcare services, small companies, and bigger industries, disrupting their operations and rising monetary burdens nationwide.

• In August 2024, DisCos introduced a rise in the price of single-phase meters, rising from N81,975 to roughly N125,000, relying on the DisCo and vendor. Single-phase meters ranged from N120,000, whereas three-phase meters price as a lot as N240,000.
• By October, the College School Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan reported spending about N80 million month-to-month on electrical energy payments straining the hospital’s restricted assets following a report by Nairametrics.
•  The surge in meter costs has deepened the struggles of economically challenged Nigerians, who now face powerful decisions between buying expensive meters or enduring the estimated billing system.
• The widespread dissatisfaction with rising prices has intensified requires pressing reforms to make sure equity, affordability, and effectivity within the electrical energy metering and billing system.