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By Fidelis Ugbomeh
Ministers of Transportation and that of Marine and Blue Economy, Senator Saidu Ahmed Alkali and Adegboyega Oyetola have respectively given consent to participation in 2025 Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) summit holding on September 24, this year at Radisson Hotel, Lagos.
Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa is expected to deliver a keynote address with a panel of discussants featuring topics like: Intermodal cargo evacuation from the ports, benefits and challenges; Waterways Transportation Code and challenges of enforcement; 100 years of aviation in Nigeria: Gains and missed opportunities; and maritime insecurity, effects, implications on trade route.
Other agencies and stakeholders participating in the summit are the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIOTA), Dangote Industries Limited, Trucks Transit Park (TTP), among others.
The summit is an annual forum for all transport industry major players, regulators, and other stakeholders to brainstorm on burning national issues and collectively proffer workable solutions.
This year’s edition, second in the series has as its theme, “Driving the Transport Logistics Value Chains for Economic Growth”.
Speaking on the summit, Chairman, TCAN, Mr. Tola Adenubi commended interest and commitment shown by stakeholders towards success of the event.
“We are thrilled by interest this summit has generated and we are convinced that the summit would galvanize actions towards addressing the challenges of Nigeria’s transport logistics value chain.
“For Nigeria’s transportation to evolve all stakeholders must come together, speak with one voice to optimize the opportunities in our transportation system.
“Whether as an operator, regulator or investigator, all players are relevant stakeholders in driving the logistics value chain to improve the living standards of Nigerias”, he declared.
Adenubi advised stakeholders, especially organisations and companies in the transportation industry, to take advantage of the summit in show-casing their organisations efforts and roles in the nations logistics chain development.
