President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approve a 50% discount on road transport fares and free train rides across the nation.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dele Alake, during a press briefing at the state house.
Alake emphasized that this initiative is a significant part of President Tinubu’s commitment to improving the lives of Nigerians, particularly during the festive season.
The Inter-ministerial Committee on Presidential Intervention, led by Alake and other key figures such as Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Saidu Alkali, and Bayo Onanuga, outlined the details of the initiative, specifying that the discounted fares will be applicable from December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024.
Alake 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.”
“This special presidential intervention will commence tomorrow Thursday, December 21. It will end on January 4, 2024.
“The Federal Government through the Ministry of Transportation will be working with transporters, road transport unions, and Nigerian Railway Corporation to seamlessly deliver on this special presidential initiative.
“From tomorrow, Nigerians wishing to embark on inter-state travel to any part of the country from Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Ibadan, Akure, Maiduguri, Sokoto and other major inter-state transportation hubs will be able to do so at half the cost.”
