President Bola Ahmed Tinubu left Aso Rock on Thursday, for Lagos State ahead of the Christmas and New Year break scheduled for December 25, 2023 and January 1, 2024, respectively.

Earlier, the president approved a 50 per cent reduction in the prices of inter-state transport fares for Nigerians travelling during the Yuletide from Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024.

The President also approved free rides for commuters on all train services within the period.

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the inter-ministerial committee on presidential intervention, Dele Alake, announced the administration’s gesture to State House Correspondents at the Aso Rock Villa on Wednesday.