The Management of Bayero University Kano, has rolled out palliative measures for staff and students as part of measures to cushion the effects of fuel price hike that paralysed socio-economic activities.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Sagir Adamu Abbas announced this during the University’s 56th Congregation Meeting on Saturday.
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Hundreds of staff attended the meeting which discussed issues that affect the university’s growth and development chaired by the Vice Chancellor.
The Vice Chancellor told the University staff that millions of Naira has been allocated to the University Cooperatives Committee to purchase food stuffs and distribute to staff on a non interest format payable in six months.
He said the University Management has concluded arrangement with the BUK Microfinance Bank to provide non-interest loans to staff to pay school fees to their children, assuring that the university would take the burden of interest. This, he said, would cushion the effect of increment of registration fees.
The Vice Chancellor added that staff can access soft loans at any time and will be revolving so that staff who face financial challenges can have money at any time they want.
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On the issue of transportation, the Vice Chancellor said there is an arrangement with the Kano State government to provide buses that will transport students from specified destinations to the university campuses and take them back at affordable rates.
He said once finalised, Kanawa buses would start plying the through the routes of BUK campuses in order to carry students.
For junior staff, the Vice Chancellor said the university was negotiating to purchase bicycles to help cushion the effect of the hike in transportation fare.
He said on many occasions, he witnessed staff trekking from old campus to new campus, a distance of almost 10 kilometers.
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‘’Another palliative was waiving eight months’ house rent to staff occupying the university’s houses. He said those who paid during this period would be refunded, ‘’the VC said.
He added that vehicles would be allocated to transport staff to and from the university. Specific times would be allotted for staff, adding this will address many challenges
