Okada Transport Fares Blow Through The Roof, Up 85%

The average fare paid by Nigerian commuters for motorcycle (okada) journeys per drop has surged 85.53 percent over the past year.

This was revealed in a report by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), where it stated that motorcycle fares increased by 2.3% between April and May 2021. 

According to the report, states with highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Lagos (N450.17), Yobe (N450.10), and Taraba (N445.17) while states with lowest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Adamawa (N100.08), Katsina (N165.40) and Abuja FCT (N169.17).

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

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) while States with the lowest bus journey fare within the city were Bayelsa (N1,780.22), Bauchi (N1,800.06), and Enugu (N1,827.10).

Average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by 0.39% month-onmonth and by 18.90% year-on-year to N36,552.70 in May 2021 from N36,409.46 in April 2021. States with highest air fare were Bauchi (N38,600.00), Anambra, Lagos, Rivers (N38,500.00), Abuja FCT (N38,000.00) while States with the lowest airfare were Akwa-Ibom (N32,600.00), Sokoto (N33,600.00), and Enugu (N35,400.00).

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) while states with the lowest fare by waterway passenger transport were Borno (N263.85), Gombe (N320.40), and Kebbi (N360.09).