Shuttle card brings relief to KWASU students

Date: 2023-03-16

The introduction of shuttle cards at Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has eased the transportation woes of students at a time the cashless policy is taking its toll on citizens – students inclusive. AYOBAMI AJOSE (KWASU) reports.

Kwara State University KWASU) is known for the luxury and ambience it provides  her students. Improving on this image was the reason for the implementation of shuttle cards.

To make transportation within the school environs easier, the transport unit came up with the idea of students having shuttle cards which they can always use for their movements on campus. The card owner subscribes with his card and pays with it instead of cash. This has proved to be beneficial to the students at a time  the cashless policy is taking its tolls on the citizenry and  students.

A prominent advantage of the shuttle cards is the fact that the shuttle bus service is cheaper compared to other modes of transportation. While other transporters charge N100 per student, the price of the shuttle bus service is N80 per student. This leaves the students with a balance of N20. But most times, the shuttle bus drivers  claim they don't have N20  to give  students and use this opportunity to deny students their balance when they pay with cash. But with the use of the shuttle cards, students are able to pay exactly the amount that is due and they are able to save the balance in their shuttle cards balance which they can use some other time.

Another importance of the shuttle cards is the unlimited rides the shuttle bus services render within the school environs which are far more than  other transport media since they're restricted only to the school parking lot. Some students have their departments and lecture sites at considerably distant places from the school park and they tend to trek from the school park to their lecture halls which leaves them with no choice than getting to their lecture halls late. But with the use of the unlimited shuttle buses, they enjoy the luxury of getting to their halls earlier and at a cheaper price.

The only disadvantage associated with shuttle cards is that the number of shuttle buses on campus is relatively low compared to the number of students that are being transported to campus daily. Since students know they have to queue for long minutes and sometimes hours before they gain access to the shuttle buses, they would  rather take other options that are not so comfortable instead of getting late to classes.

A student who craved anonymity said: “The rate at which students purchase the shuttle cards has diminished.  If the school management can look into this and provide more shuttle buses, I believe the transportation issues faced by students will be brought to an end and the purchase of shuttle cards by students will be on the increase.



Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saka Aleshinloye     Kazeem Gbolagade     Ekweremadu     Sarakite     Omu-aran     Sanusi Abubakar     Budo-Egba     Bamikole Omishore     Tayo Awodiji     Pakata     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     University Road     Oke Sunna     Forgo Battery     Yashikira     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Bond     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Bayo Ojo     Pius Abioje     Lanre Badmus     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Lotus Bank     Daud Adeshola     Osinbajo     Segun Ogunsola     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Emir Of Yashikira     Offorjama     JAAC     N-Power     Ibrahim Labaika     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Tunji Ajanaku     Nigeria Customs Service     Abdullahi Biffo     ANCOPPS     Osuwa     Marafan Shonga     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Tosho Yaqub     Ndama Al-hassan     Kwara 2023     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Kayode Ibrahim     Democracy Day     Olatunde Jare     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Kwara State Governor     Nigerian Army     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Otuka     Rihanat Ajia     Sodiya     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Akorede     Alabere     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     2023 Elections     Oke-Kura     Kumbi Titiloye     Ilorin West     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Ibrahim Bio     Vasolar     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Awodun     Ahmad Ali     Lai Gobir     Abubakar Suleiman     Undergraduate Bursary     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     NFAI    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Air Peace     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Tunde Yusuf     Aremu Odolaye     Musbau A. Akanji     Gbugbu     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Alabi Lawal     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Alao Ayotunde     Shuaib Olarongbe     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Www.Kwarareports.com     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Bukola Ajikobi     Ibrahim Abikan     Toyosi Thomas     Olabanji Orilonishe     Senate President     MAI Akande     Code Of Conduct     Kehinde Boyede     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Charcoal     Mohammed Danjuma     Ilorin Curfew     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Ayedun     Jaigbade Alao     Muazam Nayaya     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Henry Olaosebikan     Okiki     Awili Pedro     Mohammed Saidu     Musa Alhassan Buge     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Basit Olatunji     Michael Ologundea     Plat Technologies     NFAI     Ayo Salami     Usman Alkali Baba     Isiaq Khadeejah     Laolu Saraki     Ogidi-Oloje     Kwara Volleyball Association     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Kunle Suleiman     Sam Onile     COVID-19 Palliatives     Balogin Alanamu     Post Utme     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Kayode Ogunlowo     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Taofik Abdulkareem     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     ANCOPPS     Baruba     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Kwara State Television     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Just Event Online     Ojo Isekuse     Hussein Oloyede     Abdullahi Samari     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria