Tinubu Administration Cuts Interstate Transport Fares by 50%

For the Yuletide season, the government of President Bola Tinubu announced on Thursday that interstate transportation fares would be cut by 50%.
For Nigerians traveling to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s, the Federal Government decided to lower travel costs.

Olujimi Oyetomi, the Ministry of Transportation’s Director of Press and Public Relations, said this in a statement.

According to the statement, “Patronages will board buses to their destinations for only 50% of fares, as declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to commence the 2024 Yuletide road transportation.”

A larger plan to provide transportation palliatives for Nigerians enjoying Christmas and New Year’s Eve was announced by President Bola Tinubu.

Adeleye Adeoye, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, represented Senator Said Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, who presided over the signing event.

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The Federal Government inked an MOU with important transportation stakeholders, such as God is Good Motors, the Association of Luxurious Bus Owners of Nigeria, the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, and the National Union of Road Transport Workers.

Passengers will only pay half the regular ticket when they depart from Abuja and Lagos (Oshodi) to various places throughout the nation under the arrangement.