UNIJOS VC Urges NASS to Address Electricity Disconnection Crisis
Prof. Tanko Ishaya of University of Jos (UNIJOS) calls on the House Committee on University Education for intervention following a severe electricity disconnection due to a tariff hike.
Mary Nwaeze 
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, (UNIJOS) Prof. Tanko Ishaya, has urgently called for intervention from the House of Representatives Committee on University Education concerning the disconnection of the university from public electricity. This drastic measure, taken by the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc, has plunged the university into darkness for over a month.
During an oversight visit by the committee, led by Chairman Abubakar Hassan Fulata, Prof. Ishaya explained that the university's electricity bill had skyrocketed from between ₦20 million and ₦25 million per month to approximately ₦79 million to ₦80 million. This surge followed the reclassification of the university’s electricity consumption, which placed it in Band A.
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Prof. Ishaya highlighted the financial strain this new classification has imposed on the university, which was already struggling to manage its previous bill of about ₦25 million per month. The Vice Chancellor has appealed for the university to be removed from Band A to alleviate the burden.
In response, Fulata assured that the committee is committed to improving the standards of education and is reviewing how previous federal allocations and internally generated revenues have been used to ensure compliance with the Appropriation Act.
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The committee’s oversight visit underscores the urgency of addressing the challenges faced by educational institutions in managing operational costs amid rising utility expenses.
