Nigeria Highway Code

Speed Limits of Vehicles in Nigeria

Buit-Up
Highway Expressway
Area

Type of vehicle (km/h) (km/h) (km/h)

50 50 70

50 80 100

50 80 90

45 50 60

45 45 45

50 60 70
The maximum speed limit on Nigeria road is 100km/hr. Common sense speed should be lower
when the weather is bad or the road is defective. It is a legal requirement for speed limiters to be
installed in Commercial Motor Vehicles in Nigeria