Railways:
total:
3,557 km
narrow gauge:
3,505 km 1.067-m gauge
standard gauge:
52 km 1.435-m gauge (1995)
note:
years of neglect of both the rolling stock and the right-of-way have
seriously reduced the capacity and utility of the system; a project to
restore Nigeria's railways is now underway
Highways:
total:
51,000 km
paved:
26,000 km (including 2,044 km of expressways)
unpaved:
25,000 km (1998 est.)
note:
many of the roads reported as paved may be graveled; because of poor
maintenance and years of heavy freight traffic (in part the result of the
failure of the railroad system), 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:
38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 371,499 GRT/631,425 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 13, chemical tanker 3, oil tanker 20, roll-on/roll-off cargo
1 (1998 est.)
Airports:
72 (1998 est.)
Airportswith 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 (1998 est.)
Airportswith unpaved runways:
total:
36
over 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
16
under 914 m:
18 (1998 est.)
Heliports:
1 (1998 est.)