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The Transport fare Watchreport for February 2021 covers the following categories namely bus journeywithin the city per drop constant route; bus journey intercity, state route,charge per person; air fare charge for specified routes single journey; journeyby motorcycle (Okada) per drop; and water way passenger transport.

Average fare paid bycommuters for bus journey within the city increased by 2.60% month-on-month andby 78.08% year-on-year to N361.31 in February 2021 from N352.15 in January 2021.States with highest bus journey fare within city were Zamfara (N620.15), Bauchi(N530.10) and Ekiti (N475.25) while States with lowest bus journey fare withincity were Oyo (N190.45), Abia (N208.55) and Borno (N250.72).

Average fare paid bycommuters for bus journey intercity increased by 1.13% month-on-month and by39.85% year-on-year to N2,372.87 in February 2021 from N2,346.41 inJanuary 2021. States with highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,500.88),Sokoto (N3,350.60) and Lagos (N3,340.60) while States with lowest bus journeyfare within city were Bayelsa (N1,650.32), Bauchi (N1,690.80) and Enugu(N1,700.00).

Average fare paid by airpassengers for specified routes single journey decreased by -0.02%month-on-month and increased by 17.97% year-on-year to N36,458.11 in February 2021from N36,463.65 in January 2021.  States with highest air fare wereDelta/Lagos (N38,600.00), Anambra/Bayelsa (N38,500.00), Bauchi (N38,400.00)while States with lowest air fare were Akwa-Ibom (N32,500.00), Sokoto(N33,600.00), and Gombe (N35,000.00).

Average fare paid bycommuters for journey by motorcycle per drop increased by 2.86% month-on-monthand by 97.68% year-on-year to N266.74 in February 2021 from N259.33 in January 2021.States with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Taraba (N436.20),Yobe (N425.02) and Kogi (N400.12) while states with lowest journey fare bymotorcycle per drop were Adamawa (N86.47), Katsina (N140.12) and Kebbi(N155.90).

Average fare paid bypassengers for water way passenger transport increased by 1.00% month-on-month andby 39.63% year-on-year to N794.02 in February 2021 from N786.19 in January 2021.States with highest fare by water way passenger transport were Rivers(N2,299.35), Delta (N2,280.33) and Bayelsa (N2,258.49) while states with lowestfare by water way passenger transport were Borno (N240.55), Gombe (N297.23) andAbuja FCT (N340.22).

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