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Assessing The Impact Of Route Specialisation And Service Attributes On The Operational Effectiveness Of Intercity Public Transport In North-Central Nigeria

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  • Hammed Adesola Adebowale

    (Department of Economics, Summit University, Offa, Nigeria. * Corresponding author’s email: hammedadebo@summituniversity.edu.ng)

  • Godwin Tunde Arosanyin

    (Department of Economics, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.)

Abstract

An effective public transport system has continued to be an integral part of any functioning society, as it helps in meeting the mobility needs of people. Hence, attaining effective public transport is at the core of Nigeria's transport policies. However, there is a lack of robust evidence-based studies on the effectiveness of intercity public transport in Nigeria. This study, therefore, carried out a comprehensive evaluation of intercity public transport operations in Nigeria with the focus on selected intercity public transport service providers in North-central Nigeria. The study used primary data collected through questionnaires administered to the purposively selected forty-eight (48) intercity public transport operators and 324 passengers across four states in North-central Nigeria (Benue, Kwara, Niger, and Plateau States). The data were analysed using two-stage Slack-Based Modified Data Envelopment Analysis (SBM-DEA) and robust right-truncated Tobit regression. The findings revealed that eighteen (37.5%) operators were fully operationally effective (θ= 1), two (4.17%) were fairly operationally effective (0.6≤ θ

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  • Hammed Adesola Adebowale & Godwin Tunde Arosanyin, 2026. "Assessing The Impact Of Route Specialisation And Service Attributes On The Operational Effectiveness Of Intercity Public Transport In North-Central Nigeria," Ilorin Journal of Economic Policy, Department of Economics, University of Ilorin, vol. 13(1), pages 62-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ilojep:022584
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    JEL classification:

    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures

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