Average Fare Paid by Motorcycle “Okada” Commuters Grew by 3.01% in June

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Motorcycle “Okada” Commuters Paid More in February 2021 - NBS Brandspurng
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According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report for the month of May 2021 on transport watch, the average fare paid by commuters for journey by motorcycle (Okada) per drop increased by 3.01% month-on-month and by 84.13% year-on-year to N291.18 in June 2021 from N282.67 in May 2021.

According to the report made available to Brand Spur, states with the highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were:

  • States with the highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Lagos (N462.08), Yobe (N458.11) and Taraba (N450.17)
  • States with the lowest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Adamawa (N105.29), Niger (N170.54) and Sokoto (N170.55).
Motorcycle “Okada” Commuters Paid More in February 2021 - NBS Brandspurng
Photo by Tomsadventures

Bus transport fare within the city

The average fare paid by commuters for bus journeys within the city increased by 2.80% month-on-month and by 78.41% year-on-year to N410.23 in June 2021 from N399.06 in May 2021.

  • States with the highest bus journey fare within the city were Zamfara (N650.88), Bauchi (N608.24) and Taraba (N527.12)
  • States with the lowest bus journey fare within city were Oyo (N206.40), Abia (N220.17) and Borno (N278.17).

Bus transport fare journey intercity

The average fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity increased by 1.28% month-on-month and by 38.32% year-on-year to N2,522.44 in June 2021 from N2,490.60 in May 2021.

  • States with the highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,658.10), Lagos (N3,584.12) and Sokoto (N3,385.13)
  • States with the lowest bus journey fare within the city were Bayelsa (N1,800.05), Bauchi (N1,860.32) and Enugu (N1,861.63).

Air Transport Fare

The average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by 0.30% month-on-month and by 19.25% year-on-year to N36,662.57 in June 2021 from N36,552.70 in May 2021.

  • States with the highest airfare were Bauchi (N38,800.00), Rivers (N38,750.00), Anambra (N38,700.00)
  • States with the lowest airfare were Akwa-Ibom (N33,000.00), Sokoto (N33,785.00), and Gombe (N35,300.00).

WaterWay Transport Fare

The average fare paid by passengers for waterway passenger transport increased by 0.95% month-on-month and by 33.41% year-on-year to N836.23 in June 2021 from N828.35 in May 2021.

  • States with the highest fare by waterway passenger transport were Delta (N2,487.55), Bayelsa (N2,400.67) and Rivers (N2,298.35)
  • States with the lowest fare by waterway passenger transport were Borno (N268.22), Gombe (N365.34) and Abuja FCT (N369.54).