President Bola Tinubu has said more Nigerians should begin to experience lower transportation costs from October 1, 2026, as the Federal Government and state governments intensify efforts to expand compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered transport.
Tinubu disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, as part of an update on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme.
The President said he met with the governors of the 36 states on August 27, where they agreed to work towards achieving measurable reductions in transport costs from October 1.
An implementation committee, chaired by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, has since been established to coordinate the program.
Tinubu said the committee, the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Vehicles (PI-CNG & EV), state governments, and other stakeholders were identifying priority transport corridors and determining interventions to reduce fares.
He cited existing reductions in several states, including CNG-supported routes in Abuja, where he said fares had fallen by 40 per cent on some routes. The Area 1-Gwagwalada fare, for instance, dropped from N1,500 to N900, while Nyanya and Wuse fares fell from N700 to N420 and N400 to N240, respectively.
Tinubu said the Federal Government would continue supporting CNG infrastructure and vehicle conversions, adding that the current global energy crisis had made the transition to cheaper energy sources more urgent.
He urged state governments to work with transport unions and operators to ensure that savings from cheaper energy are reflected in the fares paid by commuters.
