JUST IN: Sanwo-Olu Introduces 50% Increment To Lagos BRT Fares

- N200 trip now costs N300; N300 trip now costs N500

The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State through the

Primero Transport Services Limited, has introduced an upward review of bus fares to about 50 percent.

The company on Thursday said it got approval from the regulator of the

sector, the Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, to

increase the fares.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the company withdrew its

services on Monday due to losses caused by the new guidelines of

government which restricted the number of commuters on BRT to 20 per

trip instead of 70.

The BRT Managing Director, Fola Tinubu, told the NewsAgency of Nigeria

that the management of the company would resolve the issues after a

meeting with the state government.

After the meeting, Tinubu said an agreement was reached for the fares

to be increased and added that the number of passengers on the buses

would also be increased to 42, with no passenger standing on buses.

He said, “We are going to increase our pricing effective from Friday,

May 29 (today). We agreed on this after our talk with the Lagos State

government.

“Everywhere commuters are paying N200 for a trip, it is going to be

N300 and everywhere commuters are paying N300 per trip, it is going to

be N500.

“We are increasing our fares. We have secured the permission of the

regulator, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority.”