Tinubu slashes transport fare by 50 percent

On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu approved a 50% reduction in interstate transport fares for Nigerians traveling during the yuletide season from December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024.

The President also approved free rides for commuters on all train services within the period.

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, announced this to State House correspondents at the Aso Rock Villa on Wednesday.

“It is in this way that the President is announcing through us that beginning tomorrow, December 21, Nigerians willing to travel can board public transport via mini-buses and luxury buses at a 50 percent discount of the current cost, and all our train services on the route the trains currently serve are at zero cost on their travels this holiday season.
This special presidential intervention will commence tomorrow, Thursday, December 21, and end on January 4, 2024.

Alake stated that the Ministry of Transportation will collaborate with transportation providers, road transport unions, and the Nigerian Railway Corporation to efficiently deliver on this special presidential initiative.

He, however, said air travel was excluded from the initiative because the initiative is targeted at the masses.