With an area of about 1 million sq. km and a population approaching 100 million, out of which 25% are urbanized, urban mobility problems present some of the fundamental public policy issues in Nigeria. Since the introduction of the Federal-assisted Urban Transit Programme in 1988 which represented the first direct federal government intervention in urban transport sector, significant progress have been made in improving urban public transport. Yet, new challenges have emerged and some of the previous urban transit infrastructure and service weaknesses have intensified. Long-term solutions are being considered and debated. This in turn has culminated in the preparation of an urban transport policy document which identifies several problems and reform measures required to solve them. This paper presents a holistic view of the urban transport policy reforms expected in Nigeria in the near future.
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