EVALUATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN MINNA, NIGER STATE

Abstract

This paper highlighted the impacts of risk management on Nigerian road construction taking Minna metropolis as a case study. Risk management is now a critical component of any project management organization and identifying all foreseeable risks and evaluating their likelihood of occurring as well as potential hazards that could significantly affect the project are the goals of risk management. The aim is to examine the impact of project risk management practices on the successful delivery of road construction projects with specific emphasis on identifying key risk factors and evaluating the effectiveness of risk management strategies. Two objectives are set for the paper (i) to identify risk factors that affect the delivery of road construction projects in Minna. (ii)to assess risk management practices of head office managers on road construction projects. Six construction firms were purposively sampled who had engaged in road construction activities from 2023 till 2025. Structured questionnaires were administered to the randomly selected management and on-site staff. The data gathered were analysed using 5-item Likert scale and Mean Item Score to measure 12 risk factors identified. It was concluded that the delivery of road construction projects is significantly but moderately impacted individually by all the 12 risk factors examined in this study.