The Transport Fare Watch released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the Average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 4.18% month-on-month and 50. 31% year-on-year to N193.21 in October 2018 from N185.47 in September 2018. States with highest bus journey fare within the city were Abuja FCT (N400.00), Cross River (N325.71) and Abia (N275.00) while States with lowest bus journey fare within the city were Rivers (N133.85), Anambra (N104.00) and Bauchi (N120.00).
According to the report, the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity increased by 0.24% month-on-month and increased by 19.60% year-on-year to N1,818.12 in October 2018 from N1,813.77 in September 2018. States with highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,666.67), Adamawa (N3,328.57) and Borno (N2,800.00) while States with lowest bus journey fare within the city were Bayelsa (N1,233.33), Enugu (N1,177.50) and Bauchi (N1,157.14).
Average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey decreased by -0.79% month-on-month and by -0.81% year-on-year to N32,122.76 in October 2018 from N32,378.92 in September 2018. States with the highest airfare were Lagos (N40,000.00), Abuja FCT (N39,000.00) and Jigawa (N39,000.00) while States with the lowest airfare were Oyo (N24,000.00), Taraba (N25,000.00), and Osun (N25,000.00).
Average fare paid by commuters for the journey by motorcycle per drop increased by 8.84% month-on-month and 35.67% year-on-year to N129.56 in October 2018 from N119.04 in September 2018. States with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Ogun (N210.59), Ondo (N208.42) and Rivers (N200.00) while states with lowest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Adamawa (N70.00) Jigawa (N76.75) and Kaduna (N82.00).
Average fare paid by passengers for waterway passenger transport increased by 1.49% month-on-month and 3.81% year-on-year to N604.36 in October 2018 from N595.51 in September 2018. States with the highest fare by waterway passenger transport were Bayelsa (N2,125.00), Akwa Ibom (N2,125.00) and Rivers (N1,666.67) while states with the lowest fare by waterway passenger transport were Borno (N150.00), Gombe (N200.00) and Kebbi (N255.00).
