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The
Transport fare Watch report for July 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 7.62%
month-on-month and by 26.41% year-on-year to N247.46 in July 2020 from N229.94
in June 2020. States with highest bus journey fare within city were Zamfara
(N500.40), Nasarawa (N358.20) and Cross River (N350.00) while States with
lowest bus journey fare within city were Bauchi (N145.10), Rivers (N170.00) and
Kebbi (N170.20).
Average
fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity increased by 4.09%
month-on-month and by 17.24% year-on-year to N1,898.14 in July 2020
from N1,823.62 in June 2020. States with highest bus journey fare
intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,190.00), Sokoto (N2,734.00) and Adamawa
(N2,700.00) while States with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bauchi
(N1,250.20), Enugu/Kano (N1,260.00) and Bayelsa (N1,283.60).
Average
fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by
19.09% month-on-month and increased by 19.79% year-on-year to N36,611.22 in
July 2020 from N30,743.65 in June 2020. States with highest air fare were
Lagos (N39,600.00), Abuja FCT/Rivers (N39,000.00), Anambra (N38,750.00) while
States with lowest air fare were Akwa Ibom (N30,500.00), Sokoto (N32,500.00),
and Katsina (N35,000.00).
Average
fare paid by commuters for journey by motorcycle per drop increased by 9.06%
month-on-month and by 45.38% year-on-year to N172.46 in July 2020 from N158.14
in June 2020. States with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were
Rivers (N294.20), Kogi (N289.60) and Yobe (N264.00) while states with lowest
journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Adamawa (N79.00), Katsina (N85.10) and
Kebbi (N97.50).
Average
fare paid by passengers for water way passenger transport increased by 3.42%
month-on-month and by 17.67% year-on-year to N648.26 in July 2020 from N626.81
in June 2020. States with highest fare by water way passenger transport were
Delta (N2,000.00), Bayelsa (N1,970.00) and Rivers (N1,941.00) while states with
lowest fare by water way passenger transport were Borno (N139.00), Gombe
(N199.50) and Abuja FCT (N254.00).
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2020 Transport Fare Watch PDF Report

Latest
2020 NBS Reports

Q3 2020
- Average Prices of PMS, AGO, HHK and Cooking Gas - July 2020
- Headline
Inflation Increases By 12.82% YoY In July 2020; 0.26% Higher Than June 2020
Rate
- Nigeria's Unemployment Rate Moves Up to 27.1% in Q2 2020 from 23.1%
in Q3 2018 - NBS
- N651.77bn Generated as VAT in H1 2020 - NBS
- Average
Prices of 1kg of Tomato Increased By 30.25% YoY in June 2020 - NBS
- Average Fare for Bus Journey Within City Increased By 3.36% MoM to
N229.94 in June 2020 - NBS
- Average Prices
of PMS, AGO, HHK and Cooking Gas - June 2020
- Headline
Inflation Increases By 12.56% YoY In June 2020; 0.16% Higher Than May 2020
Rate
- Nigeria's Total
Public Debt Stood At N28.63trn in Q1 2020 - NBS
- NBS Publishes
National Living Standard Survey 2018-19 Report
- Active Voice Subscription Grew
By 2.48% in Q1 2020 - NBS

Q2 2020
- 5.26bn Litres
of PMS Imported Into Nigeria in Q1 2020 - NBS
- All Commodity
Group Import Index Decreased By 0.84% in Q1 2020
- Average Price of 1kg of Rice Increased By 28.18% YoY in May 2020 -
NBS
- Average Fare
Paid By Commuters for Bus Journey Within City Decreased By -0.56% MoM in
May 2020 - NBS
- Average Prices
of PMS, AGO, HHK and Cooking Gas - May 2020
- Headline
Inflation Increases By 12.40% YoY In May 2020; 0.06% Higher Than April
2020 Rate
- Nigeria's
Merchandise Trade Slowed in Q1 2020 Due to Declines in Both Imports and
Exports
- 11,072 Road Traffic Crashes Occurred in 2019 - NBS
- FAAC Disburses N780.93bn in
April 2020 - NBS
- FAAC Disburses
N581.57bn in March 2020 - NBS
- Average Price of 1kg of Rice
Increased MoM By 7.56% in April 2020 - NBS
- Average Air
Passengers Fare Was Flat MoM in April 2020 - NBS
- Total Value of
Capital Importation into Nigeria Stood At $5,854.38m in Q1 2020 - NBS
- Nigeria's GDP Grew By 1.87% YoY
in Real Terms in Q1 2020
- Average Prices
of PMS, AGO, HHK and Cooking Gas - April 2020
- N1.33trn
Generated As IGR in 2019 - NBS
- Headline
Inflation Increases By 12.34% YoY In April 2020; 0.08% Higher Than March
2020 Rate
- 20.89bn Litres
of PMS Imported Into Nigeria in 2019 - NBS
- N338.94bn
Generated As VAT in Q1 2020 - NBS
- Total Household
Expenditure on Food and Non-food Was Put At N40.21bn in 2019 - NBS
- Poverty and
Inequality in Nigeria 2019: 40% of Total Population Classified as Poor
- GDP By Income and Expenditure Approach Q4 2019 - Household Final
Consumption Declined by -2.40%
- Average Price
of 1kg of Rice Increased By 21% YoY to N438.66 In March 2020
- Average
Transport Fare Paid By Commuters Within City Increased By 1.89% MoM in
March 2020
- Average Prices of PMS, AGO, HHK
and Cooking Gas - March 2020
- Headline
Inflation Increases By 12.26% YoY In March 2020; 0.06% Higher Than
February 2020 Rate
- Nigeria's Total
Public Debt Stood At N27.40trn in Q4 2019 - NBS
- FAAC Disburses
N647.35bn in February 2020 - NBS

Q1 2020
- Banking Sector
Records 893.68m Volume of Transaction in Q4 2019 - NBS
- Active Voice
Subscription Grew By 3.08% in Q4 2019 - NBS
- All Commodity
Group Import Index Fell by 3.27% Due Mainly to Declines in the Prices of
Goods
- Average Prices
of 1kg of Tomato Decreased By -10.65% YoY to N237.22 in Jan 2020 - NBS
- Average Fare
Paid By Commuters For Bus Journey Intercity Increased By 0.91% MoM in
February 2020
- Average Prices
Of PMS, AGO, HHK and Cooking Gas - February 2020
- Headline
Inflation Increases By 12.20% YoY In February 2020; 0.07% Higher Than
January 2020 Rate
- FAAC Disburses
N716.30bn in January 2020 - NBS
- FAAC Disburses
N2.93trn to FG in 2019 - NBS
- Total Value of
Capital Imported in Q4 2019 Stood At $3,802.38m - NBS
- FAAC Disburses
N650.83bn in December 2019 - NBS
- Nigeria's
Merchandise Trade Grew in Q4 2019; Imports Rose Faster Exceeding Falling
Exports
- Nigeria's GDP
Grew By 2.55% in Real Terms in Q4 2019 and 2.27% in Full Year 2019
- Average Prices of 1kg of Tomato
Decreased By -10.65% YoY to N237.22 in Jan 2020 - NBS
- Average Prices Of PMS, AGO, HHK
and Cooking Gas - January 2020
- Headline
Inflation Increases By 12.13% YoY In January 2020; 0.15% Higher Than
December 2019 Rate
- N293.80bn
Generated as IGR in Q3 2019 - NBS
- Nigeria's Total
Public Debt Stood At N26.14trn in Q3 2019 - NBS
- Average
Intercity Fare Increases By 1.43% MoM To N1, 666.57 In December 2019
- Average Price
of 1kg of Tomato Decrease YoY by -2.80% To N263.90 In December 2019
- All Commodity Group Index Grew
By 2.48% in Q3 2019
- Average
Prices Of PMS, AGO, HHK and Cooking Gas - December 2019
- Headline Inflation Increases By
11.98% YoY In December 2019; 0.13% Higher Than November 2019 Rate
