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Fare
By Cecilia Ologunagba
Abuja, Feb. 15, 2017 (NAN) Residents of Abuja, Cross River and Adamawa paid the highest bus fare than their counterparts around the country in January, says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The comparison is based on the latest report by the NBS’ Transport Fare Watch in January which covers bus journey within the city, intercity and state per drop on constant routes.
It also covers charge per person; air fare charge for specified routes, single journey, journey by motorcycle (okada) per drop and water way passenger transport.
The report said that an Abuja resident paid an average of N290 for bus journey within the city in January.
According to the report, average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city also dropped by 17.72 per cent month-on-month.
“States with highest bus journey fare within city in January were Abuja N290.55, Cross River N210 and Adamawa N200.
“The states with lowest bus journey fare within city in January were Borno N50, Yobe N65 and Bauchi/Bayelsa N70 respectively,’’ the report said.
The report said the fare had dropped by 58.35 per cent year-on-year to N1,430.63 in January from N1,631.14 in December 2016.
It stated that average fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity dropped by 12.29 per cent month-on-month.
The report also said that the fare had increased by 31.02 per cent year-on-year to N122.83 in January from N149.28 in December 2016.
It stated that states with highest bus journey within city in January were Abuja N4,960, Adamawa N3,500.45 and Lagos N2,207.14.
“The states with lowest bus journey fare within city in the month were Katsina N742.86, Ebonyi N700 and Abia N593.33.
“Average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by 0.15 per cent month-on-month and 31.33 per cent year-on-year to N30, 793.43 in January from N30, 747.71 in December 2016.
“States with highest air fare in January were Edo N40,000, Adamawa N37,700 and Delta N35,900, while states with lowest air fare in January 2017 were Kebbi N25,000, Kaduna N23,308.48 and Katsina N18,900.93,’’ it added.
The report said that average fare paid by commuters for journey by motorcycle per drop also dropped by 14.17 per cent month-on-month.
It added that the fare increased by 24.82 per cent year-on-year to N94.22 in January from N109.77 in December 2016.
“States with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop in January were Akwa Ibom N158.75, Abia N155.38 and Edo N154.67.
“States with lowest journey fare by motorcycle per drop in the month were Kaduna N56, Ekiti N53.89 and Plateau N53.33,’’ the report said.
It noted that average fare paid by passengers for water way passenger transport dropped by 12.73 per cent month-on-month.
The report said the fare had increased by 22.34 per cent year-on-year to N592.68 in January from N679.11 in December 2016.
“States with highest fare by water way passenger transport in January were Bauchi N2,228.57, Delta N1,833.33 and Cross River N1,750.89.
“Meanwhile, the states with lowest fare by water way passenger transport in January were Abuja N220.55, Gombe N150.00 and Borno N117.17 (NAN)
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Edited by Abdullahi Mohammed/Ese E. Ekama