The management of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) - operators of the Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday announced its intention to increase bus fare from the current N50 per drop.
In a letter signed by its managing Director, Dayo Mobereola and distributed to passengers of the transport authority said the ‘marginal increase in fare' is to assist it in ‘recovering some of the costs of operation as well as give members of the commuting public efficient services'.
The authority said effective from Sunday, August 1, 2010, .the new bus fare will be:
*** Mile 12 - CMS -------- N120.00
*** Fadeyi - CMS ----------N70.00
*** Mile 12 - Fadeyi ------N70.000
*** Moshalashi - CMS ------N70.00