Bus fare averaged N166.85in May – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a new report revealed that average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 0.53% month-on-month and 32.71% year-on-year to N166.85 in May 2018 from N165.94 in April 2018.
In his transport fare watch for May report, Abuja had the highest bus journey fare within city (N325.23), Cross River (N282.14) and Abia (N235.54) while Bauchi (N87.92), Anambra (N93.33) and Rivers (N96.36).recorded the lowest bus journey fare within city were
Average fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity decreased by 0.05 per cent month-on-month and increased by 14.89 per cent year-on-year to N1,716.31 in May 2018 from N1,722.86 in April 2018. States with highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,125.51), Adamawa (N3,166.53) and Borno (N2,744.44) while States with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bauchi (N1,064.54), Enugu (N1,096.88) and Yobe (N1,125.00).
Average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey decreased by 0.40% month-on-month and increased by 1.04 per cent year-on-year to N31,659.82 in May 2018 from N31,833.46 in April 2018.
States with highest air fare were Lagos (N40,500.00), Edo (N39,950.00) and Abuja FCT (N39,592.59) while States with lowest air fare were Katsina (N24,300.00), Osun (N24,950.48), and Nassarawa (N25,700.18).
Average fare paid by commuters for journey by motorcycle per drop decreased by 0.62 per cent month-on-month and increased by 7.87 per cent year-on-year to N105.55 in May 2018 from to N106.25 in April 2018. States with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Ondo (N185.59), Rivers (N173.53) and Enugu (N168.42) while states with lowest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Ekiti (N58.50), Niger (N57.14) and Katsina (N52.14).