- Nigerians have continued to lament the persistent increase in the cost of transportation in the country
- The increase in the transport index is largely driven by the surge in the price of energy including petrol, diesel and aviation fuel
- This year, road commuters and air transport passengers in Nigeria have had to deal with some of the most bedevilling issues in the transportation sector in recent times
The average fare paid by commuters for bus journeys within the city per drop increased by 2.19% on a month-on-month from N602.48 in August 2022 to N615.69 in September 2022. This is contained in the Transport Fare Watch for September 2022 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The Transport fare watch report for the month of September 2022 covered the following categories; bus journey within the city per drop constant route; bus journey intercity, state route, a charge per person; air fare charge for specified routes single journey; journey by motorcycle (Okada) per drop; and water way passenger transport.
