Transport Fare watch report indicates that the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 0.96% month-on-month and decreased by -1.21% year-on-year to N190.86 in October 2019 from N189.05 in September 2019.
According to the report, states with highest bus journey fare within city were Zamfara (N325.00), Cross River (N310.00) and Abuja FCT (N295.00) while States with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bauchi (N103.00), Anambra (N140.00) and Sokoto (N140.00).
The Transport fare watch report for October 2019 covers the following categories namely bus journey within the city per drop constant route; bus journey intercity, state route, a 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 intercity increased by 0.59% month-on-month and decreased by -9.97% year-on-year to N1,636.86 in October 2019 from N1,627.27 in September 2019. States with highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,170.00), Adamawa (N2,540.00) and Borno (N2,460.00) while States with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bauchi (N958.00), Enugu (N958.00) and Bayelsa (N1000.00).
Average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by 0.10% month-on-month and decreased by -4.69% year-on-year to N30,615.43 in October 2019 from N30,583.92 in September 2019. States with highest air fare were Jigawa (N35,245.00), Rivers (N35,240.00), Kwara (N35,215.00) while States with lowest air fare were Katsina (N24,565.00), Sokoto (N25,200.00), and Osun (N25,230.00).
