The cost of transportation in Nigeria by road within and between states encountered an increase in February 2021.
According to the transport fare watch for February 2021 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday, the average fare paid by commuters for bus journeys within the city rose to N361.31 in February from N352.15 in January. This represents a 2.60 per cent change.
States with the highest bus journey fare within the city were Zamfara (N620.15), Bauchi (N530.10) and Ekiti (N475.25) while states with the lowest bus journey fare within the city were Oyo (N190.45), Abia (N208.55) and Borno (N250.72).
Average fare paid by commuters for intercity bus journey also witnessed an increase of 1.13 per cent to N2,372.87 in February 2021 from N2,346.41 in January 2021.
States with the highest intercity bus journey were Abuja, FCT (N4,500.88), Sokoto (N3,350.60) and Lagos (N3,340.60) while the states with lowest bus journey fare within the city were Bayelsa (N1,650.32), Bauchi (N1,690.80) and Enugu (N1,700.00).
Also, waterway passenger’s transport increased by 1.00 per cent to N794.02 in February 2021 from N786.19 in January 2021.
States with the highest fare by water way were Rivers (N2,299.35), Delta (N2,280.33) and Bayelsa (N2,258.49) while states with the lowest fare by waterway passenger transport were Borno (N240.55), Gombe (N297.23) and Abuja, FCT (N340.22).
Surprisingly, for motorcycle journeys, the average fare paid by commuters dropped by 2.86 per cent to N266.74 in February 2021 from N259.33 paid in January 2021.
States with the highest fare by motorcycle per drop were Taraba (N436.20), Yobe (N425.02) and Kogi (N400.12). While states with the lowest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Adamawa (N86.47), Katsina (N140.12) and Kebbi (N155.90).
Air passengers similarly paid less in February, as fare decreased by 0.02 per cent to N794.02 in February 2021 from N786.19 in January 2021.
States with the highest airfare were Delta/Lagos (N38,600.00), Anambra/Bayelsa (N38,500.00), Bauchi (N38,400.00) while states with the lowest airfare were Akwa-Ibom (N32,500.00), Sokoto (N33,600.00), and Gombe (N35,000.00).
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