The Federal Government has announced a significant reduction in interstate transport fares by 50% to assist Nigerians traveling during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
This initiative, led by President (Asíwájú) Bọ́lá Ahmed Tinúbú – GCFR, aims to alleviate travel expenses and make it easier for people to reunite with their loved ones.
The Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Olujimi Oyetomi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
“To commence the 2024 Yuletide road transportation, passengers will board buses to their destinations for only 50% of fares, as declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” the statement read.
The MOU was signed between the Federal Government and key transport stakeholders, including; the National Union of Road Transport Workers, the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, the Association of Luxurious Bus Owners of Nigeria and God is Good Motors.
Under the arrangement, passengers departing from Abuja and Lagos (Oshodi) to various destinations across the country will pay only half the usual fare.
The reduction will be effective from December 21, 2024, to January 4, 2024.
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