For more than 100 days (from October 2024 to February this year), Nigeria’s oldest teaching hospital – the University College Hospital (UCH), #Ibadan – was disconnected from electricity supply due to unpaid bills. Even before the blackout, power had been unreliable, disrupting critical medical services. The BBC’s Emmanuel James spoke with affected patients and hospital workers, who say power remains limited more than three months after the Nigerian government intervened. | BBC News Africa
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For more than 100 days (from October 2024 to February this year), Nigeria’s oldest teaching hospital – the University College Hospital (UCH), #Ibadan – was disconnected from electricity supply due to unpaid bills. Even before the blackout, power had been unreliable, disrupting critical medical services. The BBC’s Emmanuel James spoke with affected patients and hospital workers, who say power remains limited more than three months after the Nigerian government intervened. | BBC News Africa
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