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FAAN Clarifies ₦30,000 Lagos Airport Taxi Fare
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has clarified that the ₦30,000 taxi fare quoted for trips from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was not a new rate imposed by the authority or introduced through its Airport Car Hire Rank Management System (ACHRAMS).
The controversy followed a video by travel content creator Chris Joondeph, who showed a ₦30,000 fare for a trip to Radisson Hotel, Ikeja. PUNCH Online checks showed the same journey listed at ₦6,900 on another e-hailing platform, while Uber quoted ₦4,200 for UberX and ₦5,800 for Priority.
FAAN explained that the fares existed before ACHRAMS and were not substantially different from previous rates.
“It is important to clarify that the fares highlighted were not rates newly imposed by FAAN or created by ACHRAMS,” the authority said.
The agency stressed that ACHRAMS was introduced to improve management and visibility of authorised airport car-hire operations, not to set fares.
“What ACHRAMS introduced was greater visibility and transparency around the prevailing airport-taxi rates,” FAAN noted.
FAAN acknowledged that comparisons with cheaper e-hailing fares had heightened passenger concerns. It also announced that operational issues with Bolt had been resolved, allowing the company to resume services at FAAN-managed airports.
The authority said its efforts to regulate airport transportation were aimed at tackling long-standing issues such as touting, random pick-ups, unregulated operations and safety concerns.
It emphasised support for competition, stating, “FAAN supports healthy competition and does not seek to create or promote a monopoly in airport transportation.”
The clarification comes amid public debate over airport transport costs, with FAAN insisting its role is to regulate operations for safety and accountability, not to fix fares.