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The
Transport fare Watch report for August 2020 covers the following categories
namely bus journey within the city per drop constant route; bus journey
intercity, state route, charge per person; air fare charge for specified routes
single journey; journey by motorcycle (Okada) per drop; and water way passenger
transport.
Average
fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 12.70%
month-on-month and by 48.02% year-on-year to N278.88 in August 2020 from
N247.46 in July 2020. States with highest bus journey fare within city were
Zamfara (N550.10), Cross River (N400.00) and Ekiti (N386.67) while States with
lowest bus journey fare within city were Bauchi (N162.41), Kebbi (N180.18) and
Rivers (N182.40).
Average
fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity increased by 8.69%
month-on-month and by 26.98% year-on-year to N2,063.12 in August 2020
from N1,898.14 in July 2020. States with highest bus journey fare
intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,234.00), Sokoto (N2,953.27) and Lagos (N2,943.27)
while States with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bayelsa (N1,300.00),
Bauchi (N1,321.50) and Edo (N1,435.21).
Average
fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by
5.60% month-on-month and by 26.56% year-on-year to N38,659.86 in August 2020
from N36,611.22 in July 2020. States with highest air fare were Abuja FCT
(N43,000.00), Lagos (N40,600.00), Borno (N40,000.00) while States with lowest
air fare were Ekiti (N37,450.00), Akwa Ibom/Edo (N37,500.00), and Nassarawa
(N37,600.00).
Average
fare paid by commuters for journey by motorcycle per drop increased by 14.37%
month-on-month and by 63.48% year-on-year to N197.23 in August 2020 from
N172.46 in July 2020. States with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop
were Kogi (N300.54), Rivers (N300.48) and Lagos (N300.00) while states with
lowest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Adamawa (N80.24), Katsina
(N97.40) and Kebbi (N100.25).
Average
fare paid by passengers for water way passenger transport increased by 5.79%
month-on-month and by 24.33% year-on-year to N685.82 in August 2020 from
N648.26 in July 2020. States with highest fare by water way passenger transport
were Rivers (N2,005.61), Delta (N2,000.00) and Bayelsa (N1,980.60) while states
with lowest fare by water way passenger transport were Borno (N194.95), Gombe
(N200.00) and Abuja FCT (N268.47).
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