The Federal Government has officially launched Project SPROUT (Special Palliative Relief of University Transportation), an initiative aimed at providing cleaner and more affordable transport options in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
The project was unveiled on Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Abuja and is being led by the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), according to a statement posted on the initiative’s official X account.
Project SPROUT will see the nationwide deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses and tricycles across university campuses.