Average Fare Paid by Motorcycle “Okada” Commuters Increased by 2.3% to N282.67 in May 2021

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report for the month of May 2021 on transport watch, the average fare paid by commuters for journey by motorcycle (okada) per drop increased by 2.30% month-on-month and by 85.83% year-on-year to N282.67 in May 2021 from N276.30 in April 2021.

Further analysis by Brand Spur revealed that states with the highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were:

- Lagos - N450.17
- Yobe - N450.10
- Taraba - N445.17

States with the lowest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were

- Adamawa - N100.08
- Katsina - N165.40
- Abuja FCT - N169.17

Bus transport fare within the city

The average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 3.36% month-on-month and by 79.39% year-on-year to N399.06 in May 2021 from N386.10 in April 2021.

- States with the highest bus journey fare within city were Zamfara (N643.10), Bauchi (N599.55) and Taraba (N520.38).
- States with the lowest bus journey fare within city were Oyo (N202.15), Abia (N215.04) and Borno (N269.77).

Bus transport fare journey intercity

The average fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity increased by 1.79% month-on-month and by 38.09% year-on-year to N2,490.60 in May 2021 from N2,446.86 in April 2021.

- States with the highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,600.47), Lagos (N3,570.64) and Sokoto (N3,370.24)
- States with the lowest bus journey fare within city were Bayelsa (N1,780.22), Bauchi (N1,800.06) and Enugu (N1,827.10).

Air Transport Fare

The average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by 0.39% month-on-month and by 18.90% year-on-year to N36,552.70 in May 2021 from N36,409.46 in April 2021.

- States with the highest air fare were Bauchi (N38,600.00), Anambra, Lagos, Rivers (N38,500.00), Abuja FCT (N38,000.00)
- States with the lowest air fare were Akwa-Ibom (N32,600.00), Sokoto (N33,600.00), and Enugu (N35,400.00).

WaterWay Transport Fare

The average fare paid by passengers for waterway passenger transport increased by 0.99% month-on-month and by 35.37% year-on-year to N828.35 in May 2021 from N820.23 in April 2021.

- States with the highest fare by waterway passenger transport were Delta (N2,450.60), Bayelsa (N2,386.42) and Rivers (N2,295.25)
- States with the lowest fare by waterway passenger transport were Borno (N263.85), Gombe (N320.40) and Kebbi (N360.09).

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2021/06/18/fare-paid-motorcycle-okada-commuter-may/

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