Railways
total: 3,557 km
narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge
standard gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge (1995)

Highways
total: 32,105 km
paved: 26,005 km (including 2,044 km of expressways)
unpaved: 6,100 km (1994 est.)
note: many of the roads reported as paved may be graveled; because of poor maintenance, much of the road system is barely useable

Waterways 8,575 km consisting of the Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks

Pipelines crude oil 2,042 km; petroleum products 3,000 km; natural gas 500 km

Ports and harbors Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri

Merchant marine
total: 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 379,210 GRT/643,851 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 14, chemical tanker 3, oil tanker 20, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1 (1997 est.)

Airports 72 (1997 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 36
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 2 (1997 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 36
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 20 (1997 est.)

Heliports 1 (1997 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Nigeria on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nigeria Transportation 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nigeria Transportation 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.