nigeria

nigeria

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

  1. COUNTRY: Nigeria
  2. CAPITAL: Abuja
  3. GDP GROWTH RATE: -1.8% Growth Rate
  4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Benin City, Port Harcourt, Jos, Ilorin, Abuja
  5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Anambra International Airport, Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Ilorin International Airport, Kaduna International Airport, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Port Harcourt International Airport, Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport
  6. MAJOR SEAPORTS: Port of Apapa Quays (Lagos), Port of Tin Can Island, Port of Onne, Port of Port Harcourt, Port of Calabar, Port of Warri
  7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: Nigeria has the largest road network in West Africa and the second largest south of the Sahara, with roughly 108,000 km of surfaced roads. Railways in Nigeria are operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation. Construction is underway on the Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway to replace the western half of the Cape gauge network. Two segments have been completed: Lagos–Ibadan and Abuja–Kaduna. The Warri–Itakpe Railway was also built in standard gauge and is being extended to Abuja. The Eastern Line will be refurbished in Cape gauge. Several metro systems are also under construction.
  8. EXPORT GOODS: The top exports of Nigeria are Crude Petroleum ($46B), Petroleum Gas ($7.78B), Scrap Vessels ($2.26B), Flexible Metal Tubing ($2.1B), and Cocoa Beans ($715M)
  9. EXPORT PARTNERS: exporting mostly to India ($10.5B), Spain ($6.32B), United States ($4.68B), France ($4.37B), and Ghana ($4.04B)
  10. IMPORT GOODS: The top imports of Nigeria are Refined Petroleum ($10B), Cars ($1.57B), Wheat($1.48B), Laboratory Glassware ($1.45B), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.32B)
  11. IMPORT PARTNERS: importing mostly from China ($15.5B), Netherlands ($5.91B), India ($3.76B), United States ($3.22B), and Belgium ($2.81B)