The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released its report on States with the highest bus fares in Nigeria for the month of March 2020. The report shows that States in Northern Nigeria recorded both the highest and lowest bus fares when compared to Southern and Western States.
According to the NBS, the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 1.89% month-on-month and by 13.99% year-on-year to N206.73 in March 2020 from N202.89 in February 2020.
States with highest bus journey fare within city were Zamfara (N357.14), Abuja FCT (N332.50) and Kebbi (N300.00) while States with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bauchi (N100.00), Sokoto (N135.00) and Rivers (N145.00).
In the report, the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity decreased by -0.33% month-on-month and increased by 6.23% year-on-year to N1,691.23 in March 2020 from N1,696.76 in February 2020.
States with highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,120.00), Borno (N2,600.00) and Adamawa (N2,500.00) while States with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bauchi (N955.00), Enugu (N989.23) and Bayelsa (N1050.50).
