Tag: transport fare
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Cash, fuel scarcity: Lagos govt reduces transport fare by 50%
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced a 50 per cent cut in fares on all government-owned transportation system. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the announcement at the Lagos House Marina, while addressing newsmen on the fuel shortage and currency exchange crisis in the country. Sanwo-Olu said that the 50 per cent fare reduction would take…
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My kidnapper gave me N2,000 transport fare from N6m ransom – Witness tells court
A Prosecution Witness (PW), Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim, told a High Court in Zaria that her kidnappers gave her N2,000 as transportation fare after collecting N6million. The police charged Dalhatu Shehu, Lawal Aliyu-Bullet, Nuhu Ismaila, and Nura Usman with criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, illegal possession of a firearm, and kidnapping.
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Christmas rush: Travellers groan over 100% transport fare hike in Edo
Barely 48 hours to Christmas, commuters in Edo groaned over hike in transport fares by more than 100 per cent to many destinations from Benin. Transport fare from Benin to Makurdi, Benue, which hitherto cost N4, 000, jumped to N8, 500 as at Sunday morning. Transport fares to Abia, Enugu and Anambra have increased from…
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Fuel scarcity:Transport fare rises by 100% in Ibadan
As the scarcity of petrol persists in Ibadan, transport fare has gone up by 100 per cent, TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports. However, in spite of the fuel shortage,TNG observed there were there scores of people at some motor parks, who were set to travel home for this festive season. At the new Ife road park, the…