In 2023, Nigeria experienced an overall decrease of 24% in road accidents compared to the previous year. All vehicle categories contributed to this decline except Luxury Bus, which recorded 13 cases more than in 2022, and Bicycle, which recorded 4 more than in 2022. Commercial vehicles recorded 68% of the total road accidents in the country, followed by private vehicles with 31%; 194 government vehicles and 4 diplomat vehicles were involved in road accidents in the year.
Following the May 29th announcement of fuel subsidy removal, which took effect on July 1st, transit fares increased drastically in June. Average bus fares within the city increased by 97.9%, while intercity bus trips increased by 42.1%.
Motorcycle (Okada) services witnessed a 33.1% increase in rates, while waterway passenger transport costs increased by 30.7%; air travel on specified routes saw a 4.9% increase in fares.
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