Lagos Govt Cancels 50% Discount on Public Transport

The Lagos State Government has cancelled the 50 per cent transport fare discount on all public transport system which was implemented in response to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive on August 2, 2023.

In a public notice yesterday, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) announced a reversion to the old rates of public transport from November 5.

“The 50 per cent rebate in transport fare in the regulated transport system in Lagos ends on Sunday,” the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority said in a statement yesterday.

The statement informed commuters that starting “from Monday, November 6, 2023, transport fare will return to the pre-2nd August 2023 rate.”