CNG, Electric Buses Cut Fares by Up to 83% in 7 States, FCT—Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that commuters in seven states and the Federal Capital Territory are currently paying between 31 and 83 per cent less on routes served by new CNG and electric buses. In a post on his official X handle on Saturday, Tinubu shared an infographic titled 'Cheaper transport, real savings,' citing state governments and PI-CNG & EV as sources. The deepest cut is in Borno, where CNG and electric city services charge N50 to N100 on routes where commercial operators charge N300 to N600, a reduction of about 83 per cent. In Oyo, CNG buses cut the Lagos-Ibadan fare from about N8,000 to N3,200 during initial deployment, or 60 per cent, while in Plateau, government-supported buses carry about 13,000 commuters daily for N200, against more than N500 commercially.

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