The total length of federal roads in Nigeria is about 36,000km.
Nigerian roads
Federal roads are made and maintained by Federal Ministry of Works.
The ministry has a roads maintenance agency known as FERMA.
FERMA (Federal Roads Maintenance Agency)
Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (Establishment, etc) was established by Act No.7 of 2002 enacted by the National Assembly and assented to by President Olusegun Obasanjo. With this Act establishing the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency and for matters connected herewith, FERMA became Nigeria’s first institutional mechanism for monitoring and maintaining all Federal roads in the country.
First Governing Board of FERMA chaired by Engr. Guy Otobo was inaugurated by the then Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Chief Tony Anenih on 27th January 2003.
