Urban centers are centers of large population concentration in both developed and developing countries due to increasing administrative, economic and social activities. As such these activities generate movement of people, goods and services. This paper assesses the urban transportation challenges in Katsina metropolitan, Northern Nigeria. Data for the research were generated through four focus group discussions with the stakeholders in the transport sector, the transporters comprising 10 in number in each group. Direct observational technique was also used to observe some of the challenges associated with urban transportation in the city. Descriptive qualitative analysis was used to analyze the data. The results have shown that within the period of study (December 2021 to June 2023) several challenges were faced by the inhabitants with some of them never experienced before. The challenges include scarcity and high cost of fuel, inadequate means of transportation, insecurity, construction of underpass and flyover and street trading and display of goods. The State Government made efforts in tackling the challenges but some of them still persist up to the present time. The inhabitants of the metropolitan on their part have responded in a number of ways to cope with the challenges. There is therefore the need for a comprehensive measure to tackle the challenges for improved transportation in the metropolitan.