A Review: Nigeria's Transportation System and the Place of Entrepreneurs

Transportation is a requirement for every nation, regardless of its industrial capacity, population size or technological development. The Nigerian transport systems, right from inception,  were poorly designed and are unable to scale up to meet greater demand, a design flaw which causes traffic congestion on roads, overstressed railways, faltering airfields, and mass-transport blind spots. Overall there appear to be market impediments which operate to limit the extent to which Nigerian entrepreneurs undertake businesses in the transportation sector and their prospects for success. This paper discusses the origins of modern Nigerian transportation,  problems in its transportation infrastructure and system, and emphasizes the role of entrepreneurship as the strategic instrument for creating an effective transportation system conducive to business and then makes policy suggestions, after considering the potentials .We also recommend a well structured and properly implemented PPP model as one effective way of funding transport infrastructural deficit in Nigeria.