Transport fares throughout main modes of journey elevated in October 2025, in accordance with the Transport Fare Watch launched by the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The info present that commuters paid extra for bus, air, bike (Okada), and water transport, reflecting sustained stress on family transportation prices.
Metropolis bus fares rose barely to N1,058.64 in October 2025, up 0.90% month-on-month and 16.57% year-on-year.
Intercity bus fares additionally elevated to N8,170.21 per journey, reflecting a 1.55% month-to-month rise and a 13.67% annual improve.
The NBS information point out that rising transport prices prolong past street journey. Air transport fares for specified routes and single journeys averaged N131,557.53 in October 2025, marking a 1.32% improve from the earlier month and a 4.17% rise year-on-year.
For bike transport (Okada), commuters paid a mean fare of N780.00, up 5.74% month-on-month and a pointy 45.53% improve year-on-year.
Water transport fares additionally rose, with the common fare reaching N1,851.28, reflecting a 3.11% month-to-month improve and a 25.25% rise in comparison with October 2024.
Oyo State recorded the best intercity bus fare at N10,200.19, whereas Kwara had the bottom at N6,059.65.
Lagos recorded the best intra-city bus fare at N1,405.85, whereas Abia posted the bottom at N548.44.
For air journey, Rivers State topped the chart at N155,750.59, whereas Ebonyi recorded the bottom fare at N125,990.65.
The South-West recorded the best fares for intra-city bus journey (N1,152.63), intercity bus journey (N8,770.49), and air transport (N133,561.61).
The South-South led water transport fares at N4,462.32, whereas the North East recorded the bottom water transport price at N1,079.15.
The NBS figures present that transportation prices stay a significant contributor to family spending and inflationary stress in Nigeria.
Persistent will increase throughout a number of transport modes scale back disposable earnings and lift the price of doing enterprise, significantly for staff and small enterprises reliant on day by day commuting.
With gas costs and working prices nonetheless unstable, analysts warn that transport fares might stay elevated within the close to time period.
Nairametrics reported that transport fares from Lagos to the South-Jap states started rising forward of the annual Christmas migration.
Nairametrics reported that the Federal Competitors and Shopper Safety Fee (FCCPC) warned inter-city street transport operators in opposition to arbitrary fare will increase throughout the ongoing yuletide journey interval.
The announcement got here amid a surge in shopper complaints throughout a number of elements of the nation.
