The federal government has deployed 240 electric tricycles and 12 solar-powered charging stations across public universities.
The initiative, funded through Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), aims to provide cleaner, more affordable, and reliable transportation for students, as announced by the minister of education, Tunji Alausa, via his official X social media platform on Monday, December 1.
In the post, Alausa stated that he officially launched the E-Tricycle Deployment Programme at the University of Lagos on Monday, December 1, describing it as another bold step to support our students through practical and measurable interventions.
The post read, “Today, we took another bold step to support our students under president @officialABAT, GCFR’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“I officially launched the federal government’s E-Tricycle Deployment Programme at the University of Lagos providing clean, affordable, and reliable transportation for students.
“Through @TETFundNg, 240 E-Tricycles and 12 solar-powered charging stations are being deployed across 12 public universities nationwide.”
According to Alausa, each Students’ Union Government (SUG) in the selected universities will own and manage the e-tricycles to ensure affordable fares and long-term sustainability.
He added that the initiative will ease daily campus movement while reducing reliance on petrol-powered shuttles.
He noted that the deployment, alongside the installation of solar-powered charging systems, will also promote environmental responsibility and reduce carbon emissions in tertiary Institutions.
Alausa expressed his appreciation to TETFund and the participating universities for their partnership, noting that additional universities may be added in subsequent phases as the clean mobility programme expands nationwide.
The 12 public universities selected for the deployment are: Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), University of Jos (UNIJOS), University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Ibadan (UI) (Likely), University of Benin (UNIBEN), and University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT).
The federal government’s deployment of e-tricycles and solar-powered charging stations targets public universities and is part of broader efforts to promote clean energy and sustainable transportation on campuses.
This includes Project SPROUT (Special Palliative Relief of University Transportation), launched on Thursday, May 29, in Abuja under the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI).
Project SPROUT plans the nationwide rollout of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses and tricycles specifically for selected university campuses.
The initiative is designed to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions while improving intra-campus mobility for students and staff.
Although the programme specifies certain universities will benefit, the full list of participating schools has not yet been made public.
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