The latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday revealed that air passengers paid more for specified routes on a single journey, month-on-month and year-on-year in November.
The average fare paid by travellers increased by 0.13 per cent month-on-month and by 18.47 per cent year-on-year to N36,301.74 in November 2020 from N36,256.08 in October.
States with the highest airfares were Anambra/Cross River N38,500; Lagos N38,400 and Jigawa N38,260; while states with the lowest airfares were Akwa Ibom N32,500; Sokoto N33,200; and Gombe N34,550.
These are according to the Transport Fare Watch data for November provided by the statistics office.
The report covered bus journey within the city per drop constant route; bus journey intercity, state route, charge per person; airfare charge for specified routes single journey; journey by motorcycle per drop; and waterway passenger transport.
The NBS said the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 3.61 per cent month-on-month and by 73.84 per cent year-on-year to N333.86 in November from N322.22 in October.
Similarly, the average fare paid by commuters in intercity buses increased by 1.39 per cent month-on-month and by 36.38 per cent year-on-year to N2,240.66 in November from N2,209.84 in October.
The statistics office ranked the states with the highest bus journey fare within the city as Zamfara with N595.22; Bauchi, N510.65; and Nasarawa, N438.45 while states with the lowest bus journey fares within the city were Abia N195.24; Borno N213.21; and Kebbi N220.30.
Also, states with the highest bus journey fare intercity were the FCT N4,380.40; Lagos and Sokoto N3,100; while states with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bayelsa N1,500.10; Enugu N1,597.10; and Bauchi N1,642.12.
The average fare paid by commuters for journey by motorcycle per drop increased by 4.13 per cent month-on-month and by 120.15 per cent year-on-year to N276.38 in November from N265.41 in October.
The average fare paid by passengers for waterway passenger transport also increased by 0.86 per cent month-on-month and by 35.39 per cent year-on-year to N756.84 in November from N750.42 in October.
