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Tuesday, January
19, 2021 / 12:10 PM / by NBS / Header Image Credit: NBS
The Transport Fare Watch report for December 2020
covers the following categories namely bus journey within the city per drop
constant route; bus journey intercity, state route, the charge per person;
airfare charge for specified routes single journey; journey by motorcycle
(Okada) per drop; and waterway passenger transport.
Average fare paid by commuters for bus journey
within the city increased by 6.18% month-on-month and by 78.50% year-on-year to
N354.49 in December 2020 from N333.86 in November 2020. States with the highest
bus journey fare within city were Zamfara (N600.50), Bauchi (N526.30), and
Cross River (N458.07) while States with lowest bus journey fare within city
were Abia (N200.50), Anambra (N242.23), and Borno (N243.12).
Average fare paid by commuters for bus journey
intercity increased by 4.98% month-on-month and by 41.14% year-on-year to
N2,532.19 in December 2020 from N2,240.66 in November 2020.
States with highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,415.73), Sokoto
(N3,255.20), and Lagos (N3,250.60) while States with lowest bus journey fare
within city were Bayelsa (N1,550.73), Bauchi (N1,600.70), and Akwa Ibom
(N1,700.54).
Average fare paid by air passengers for specified
routes single journey increased by 0.42% month-on-month and by 18.54%
year-on-year to N36,454.59 in December 2020 from N36,301.74 in November
2020. States with highest air fare were Anambra (N38,700.00), Lagos
(N38,550.00), Cross River (N38,500.00) while States with lowest air fare were
Akwa Ibom (N32,600.00), Sokoto (N33,500.00), and Gombe (N34,750.00).
Average fare paid by commuters for journey by
motorcycle per drop increased by 6.14% month-on-month and by 124.73%
year-on-year to N293.36 in December 2020 from N276.38 in November 2020. States
with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Niger (N1,575.70), Yobe
(N397.45) and Imo (N397.42) while states with lowest journey fare by motorcycle
per drop were Adamawa (N80.40), Katsina (N130.25) and Kebbi (N146.25).
Average fare paid by passengers for water way
passenger transport increased by 0.19% month-on-month and by 33.56%
year-on-year to N758.27 in December 2020 from N756.84 in November 2020. States
with highest fare by water way passenger transport were Delta (N2,300.35),
Bayelsa (N2,240.00) and Rivers (N2,200.00) while states with lowest fare by
water way passenger transport were Borno (N240.73), Gombe (N293.24) and Kebbi
(N349.64).
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