Federal finance and statistics / National Bureau of Statistics

Transport Fare Watch (August 2024)

Executive Summary Transport Fare Watch for August 2024 covers the following categories: 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. The average fare paid by commuters for bus journeys within the city per drop decreased to 7.77% from N942.61 in July 2024 to N869.35 in August 2024. On a year-on year basis, it declined by 34.95% from N1,336.38 in August 2023. In another category, the average fare paid by com…