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Sunday, November 22, 2020 09:00 PM / by NBS/ Header Image Credit: NBS
The Transport fare Watch report for October 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 4.03% month-on-month and by 68.82% year-on-year to
N322.22 in October 2020 from N309.73 in September 2020. States with highest bus
journey fare within city were Zamfara (N585.34), Bauchi (N504.78) and Cross
River (N431.04) while States with lowest bus journey fare within city were Abia
(N192.11), Kebbi (N205.47) and Borno (N208.15).
Average fare paid by commuters for bus journey
intercity increased by 9.25% month-on-month and by 35.00% year-on-year to
N2,209.84 in October 2020 from N2,022.70 in September 2020.
States with highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,376.09),
Lagos (N3,073.41) and Sokoto (N3,055.12) while States with lowest bus journey
fare within city were Bayelsa (N1,473.67), Enugu (N1,560.00) and Bauchi
(N1,560.49).
Average fare paid by air passengers for specified
routes single journey decreased by -1.70% month-on-month and increased by
18.42% year-on-year to N36,256.08 in October 2020 from N36,884.59 in September
2020. States with highest air fare were Anambra (N38,500.00), Cross River
(N38,460.00), Jigawa (N38,250.00) while States with lowest air fare were Akwa
Ibom (N32,750.00), Sokoto (N33,250.00), and Gombe (N34,800.00).
Average fare paid by commuters for journey by
motorcycle per drop increased by 3.88% month-on-month and by 115.50%
year-on-year to N265.41 in October 2020 from N255.51 in September 2020. States
with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Niger (N1,476.40), Kogi
(N372.45) and Rivers (N352.47) while states with lowest journey fare by
motorcycle per drop were Adamawa (N78.49), Katsina (N106.20) and Kebbi
(N135.75).
Average fare paid by passengers for water way
passenger transport increased by 2.20% month-on-month and by 35.11%
year-on-year to N750.42 in October 2020 from N734.26 in September 2020. States
with highest fare by water way passenger transport were Delta (N2,261.31),
Bayelsa (N2,250.86) and Rivers (N2,175.35) while states with lowest fare by
water way passenger transport were Borno (N225.21), Gombe (N270.45) and Kebbi
(N310.85).
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