University of Ilorin has deployed three luxurious buses to convey students and staff of the institution to and from the campus at peak periods free of charge to cushioned the hardship caused by the fuel subsidy removal.

A statement by the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, disclosed that the palliative measure, which is in addition to earlier ones, was announced by the vice-chancellor, Prof Wahab Egbewole, SAN, at the end of the 296th meeting of the institution’s senate .

The VC explained that the management would come up with more palliative measures as soon as the university governing council is in place.

Prof Egbewole noted that “other measures, like financial palliatives, are beyond the management ,adding that such has to be approved first by the governing council.”

He expressed the management’s deep concern over the adverse effect of the exorbitant transportation cost on members of the university community.

Egbewole said the university management would also provide free data for all academic staff to ensure successful conduct of it’s virtual lectures.