Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said bus fares for all Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and standard routes will increase by N100 from July 13.
Mr Sanwo-Olu said the increase is to sustain the operations of regulated bus services in Lagos, a statement on Thursday by a spokesperson for Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Kolawole Ojelabi quoted the governor as saying.
“The increase, which will come into effect on July 13, is aimed at ensuring sustainability of the BRT and standard route schemes. These measures are indispensable in the current global economic and environmental reality to ensure the sustainability of the BRI operation.
“With the increase, a bus ride from Ikorodu – TBS will now cost N600 from N500 while Berger to Ajah is now N700, up from N600.
“Oshodi to Abule Egba will cost N450 from N350 and Abule-Egba-CMS-Obalende will attract a fare of N600,” the statement said.
Ojelabi noted that the operations of the transport scheme have been hampered due to rising cost of inputs required for sustainable service delivery.
He noted that this was also due to the attendant high number of buses out of operation as a result of lack of spare parts.
Ojelabi added that the governor also approved the appeal by LAMATA for the conversion of the current diesel buses in operation to the use of compressed natural gas (CNG).
