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The Lagos State Government has approved a 13 per cent increase in fares across all services under the Bus Reform Initiative, which includes the Bus Rapid Transit system and standard bus routes throughout the state.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu granted the approval after receiving a passionate appeal from regulated public transport operators, who highlighted the mounting challenges threatening the long-term viability of their operations in Nigeria’s current economic climate.

In a statement by Head of Corporate Communication, LAMATA Kolawole Ojelabi, the revised fare structure will come into effect from Monday, March 2, 2026.

“The adjustment is designed to help offset the severe impact of ongoing economic pressures on public transport providers. It also aligns with the state’s previously established annual fare review mechanism. The urgency of the measure is driven by persistent inflationary trends.

“Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows Nigeria’s headline inflation rate stood at 15.15 percent in December 2025, with only slight moderation to around 15.1 percent in January 2026, levels that continue to exert heavy strain on operating costs,” the statement added.

The statement added that bus operating companies have been contending with sharply rising expenses in several key areas, including vehicle maintenance and repairs, imported spare parts, and staff salaries, particularly following the rollout of the new national minimum wage.

“In addition, operators are committing significant resources to fleet renewal, procuring newer, cleaner, and more fuel-efficient buses to boost passenger comfort, maintain high service standards, and advance environmental sustainability goals in Lagos.

“The state government sought to reassure commuters that the decision reflects a careful effort to balance affordability with operational necessities.

Win12345:
BRT was never cheap with the overload, discomfort and delays that comes with it. The effect is that there will hike for other commuters. APC will surely be remembered for its gross wickedness to the people.

madridguy:
Which kind wickedness is this again? You no longer power your AC, you now carry over load, no hike in price of fuel yet you are increasing your price.

obonujoker:
Is this part of the renewed hope agenda 🤣

Ofunaofu:
Of course, it’s part of the “Renewed Hope” agenda.

Continuous price hikes in goods, services, and transport is the most consistent achievement under the Tinubu-led APC regime.

Nigerians have been witnessing it firsthand since the government came into office.

iwaeda:
Do people know APC is wicked to them? Many people have become subservient to politicians they allowed their oppressors to thrive on their sweats. When illiterates rule the educated.

Kalashnikov49:
Did you see how madridguy is crying. Even his APC membership card can't give him palliative transportation reduction in prices

El Yekini, really dealt with his people.

Ofunaofu:
madridguy is more interested in teaching others political lessons, while the dilapidated mandate upon which he stands teaches him and delivers to him harsh, brutal economic lessons, leaving him a pauper, crying and gnashing his teeth.

helinues:
Lagos state has been reducing transportation price for long now that they want to increase, it shouldn't be a news except from the mischievous people

helinues:
Lagos state has been reducing transportation price for long now that they want to increase, it shouldn't be a news except from the mischievous people

13% increase shouldn't be a big deal or

madridguy:
Which kind wickedness is this again? You no longer power your AC, you now carry over load, no hike in price of fuel yet you are increasing your price.

madridguy:
Which kind wickedness is this again? You no longer power your AC, you now carry over load, no hike in price of fuel yet you are increasing your price.

Mindlog:
You are the mischievous one.

Did their income experience a 13% increase?

How do you expect a minimum wage earner to cope with the increase?

madridguy:
Which kind wickedness is this again?

You no longer power your AC, you now carry over load, no hike in price of fuel yet you are increasing your price.

anonimi:
The eyesore on Bourdillon Road
2nd January 2025

Beyond his neighbours, there is something about the sight of people hanging around a president’s residence that does not speak well of his leadership capabilities. Maybe no one has nudged him to see it, but the impression that spectacle on Bourdillon Road generates is that Tinubu enjoys the sight of suffering humans and thrives in—and through— their poverty.

If all these years, impoverished people hang around you and you remain comfortable enough to keep them just so they can be handed tokens of your large heart, then it means you have a pro-poverty mindset. Such a frame of mind is oriented toward cultivating poverty rather than stimulating abundance.

That is why he could unproblematically relate the story of his “friend” who went from using five Rolls Royce to a far-less valued car and not consider the import of the nonsense he was saying. That spurious account was an indication that this is a man for whom poverty—of others, not himself—is an ideal.

https://punchng.com/the-eyesore-on-bourdillon-road/