Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The introduction of electric buses for intra-campus rides at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), South-west Nigeria, has reduced transport costs by 100 per cent for students.

On 16 December last year, Nigerian entrepreneur Henry Eke and his business partner Itunuoluwa Okusami presented 10 electric 14-seater buses to UNILAG Vice-Chancellor Folasade Ogunsola to ease transportation within the university.

About two months later, PREMIUM TIMES asked the university students what their experience had been with the deployment of electric buses.

The students who spoke with this newspaper confirmed that they now pay N100 per ride instead of the N200 they used to pay for the regular taxis on campus.

The regular taxis still char...