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Airfares Rose By 96.87% In One Year
The National Bureau of Statistics, in its report titled ‘transport fare watch’ (September 2022), has stated that air transportation rose by 96.87 per cent in one year. The Bureau noted that the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey, increased by 96.87% from N36,922.97 in September 2021 on a year-on-year basis.…
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Prices Of Transport Fare Increased In April 2022
Figures form the National Bureau of Statistics has shown that the prices of transport fare within the country increased in April 2022. NBS said this in its Transport Fare Watch for April 2022 report which covers the following categories: bus journey within the city per drop constant route; bus journey intercity, state route, charge per…
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How Travelers, Transporters Fail To Take Precautions Amid Increasing Cases Of COVID-19 (1)
For Twentyten Daily, Precious Ewuji and Faith Omoniyi, visited various parks in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, to observe the ignorance of travelers and transporters to COVID-19 protocols during the festive season despite recording increasing cases in the state. Funsho Olapade had set out on a sunny afternoon – just about five days to the Christmas…
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Meal For Learning (3): Traders Struggle To Stock Their Shops As Prices Go Up
For Twentyten Daily, Taiwo Babatunde visited market places around tertiary institutions and spoke to traders on the increase in food prices and how it is affecting the growth of their businesses Ugwu Jullieth is a trader at Oye market in Ekiti where she sells rice, beans and other food items. This market is just 50…
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Transport Fares Rise By 41% Across Nigerian Cities
The National Bureau of Statistics has said that the average transport fare paid by commuters across Nigeria rose by 40.56 percent between September 2020 and September 2021. The average transport fare paid by commuters in September 2020 was N309.73, while the same fare went for N435.36 in September, 2021. NBS revealed this in its Transport…
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Average Transport Fare Increased In March
The National Bureau of Statistics has published that in its Transport Fare Watch for March 2021, an average Nigerian paid more fare for transportation. NBS report covers the following categories namely bus journey within the city per drop constant route; bus journey intercity, state route, charge per person; air fare charge for specified routes single…
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NBS: Transport Fare Rises In February
The transport fare paid by passengers for bus, motorcycle and waterway journeys rose in February 2020. The increase was attributed to the slight increase in petrol price during the period. This was contained in its ‘Transport fare Watch’ report for February 2021 released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The report said the fare paid…
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REPORT: Prices On Transport Fare Increased In 2020
A report by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that the average price spent on transportation increased in December 2020. This increase might not be unconnected to the yuletide season which usually comes with the high cost of goods and services. The Transport Fare Watch report covers the categories including bus journey within the city…