The Federal Government has reduced public transport fares for Nigerians by 50 per cent.
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake made the announcement during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
Alake stated that the intervention will begin on Thursday, December 21, 2023, and will end on January 4, 2024.
According to him, the move is part of the presidential intervention in public transportation to celebrate the yuletide season and to provide relief to Nigerians who travel frequently during the festive period.
He said:
“It is in this wise that the Federal Government is announcing, beginning from tomorrow, a special discounted holiday season fare on road transport and zero-fare by rail across Nigeria.
“What this means is that from tomorrow, Nigerians willing to travel can board public transport via minibuses, luxury buses at a 50% discount of current cost and all our train services on the routes the trains currently serve at zero cost to and fro on their travels this holiday season.”
Stay tuned for more details…
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