LAGOS ENDS 25% TRANSPORT FARE DISCOUNT, TO RESUME REGULAR RATES BY JUNE 3
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), has announced that the 25% discount on transport fares across the Lagos State Public Transport System will end on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
The 25% transport fare discount came as a palliative measure that was introduced in response to the removal of the fuel subsidy.
LAMATA, in a circular issued on Saturday, informed the public of the discontinuation of the 25% transport fare discount.
It reads, “The 25% fare rebate on regulated public transport buses, ferries, and train services ends on Sunday, June 2nd, 2024.
“From Monday, 3rd June 2024, transport fare on all regulated transport services in the state will return to its original fare of 100%.
“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, last February 23rd, announced a 25% rebate, extending the six-month 50% rebate that began on July 31, 2023, to mitigate the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.
“The rebate in regulated public transport system fares has resulted in the state government expending effort and resources in transport subsidies to ease the pains associated with the removal of fuel subsidy effected last year May.
More Stories
PHOTOS: LAGESC DEMOLISHES 138 SHANTIES AT AJAO ESTATE CANAL
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, demolished 138 shanties around the canal bank in the Ajao...
SPORTS: SPAIN SHUTS DOWN ILLEGAL FOOTBALL STREAMING PLATFORM
Spanish authorities said Friday they had shut down the country’s biggest illegal streaming platform Cristal Azul, which had been offering...
PUBLIC ALERT: FRAUDULENT CLAIMS ABOUT DIASPORA MORTGAGE PRE-FINANCING SCHEME
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has issued a public disclaimer regarding misleading information circulating about the Diaspora Mortgage...
MAN BAGS LIFE JAIL TERM OVER RAPE OF 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A High Court of the Capital Territory, FCT, has convicted and sentenced one Laminu Ahmed, 36, to life imprisonment for...
CWCL: OKPEBHOLO URGES EDO QUEENS TO RETURN HOME WITH THE TROPHY
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday urged the Edo Queens FC of Benin, representing Nigeria in the ongoing...
ENTERTAINMENT: COMEDIAN CONAN O’BRIEN TO HOST OSCARS
Comedian Conan O’Brien, a former late-night television host, will be the emcee for the Oscars for the first time, taking...