By Godwin Oritse
The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola; the Technical Adviser to the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Transportation, Logistics and Innovation, Dr. Segun Obayendo; and the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Dr Kayode Opeifa are among prominent Nigerians who have confirmed their participation at the forth-coming 2026 Transportation Summit which is being hosted in Lagos by the Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN).
The summit, which has become a leading annual platform for dialogue on Nigeria’s transportation sector, will bring together policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, operators, development partners, academics, and other stakeholders to deliberate on strategies for improving Nigeria’s logistic infrastructure, policy implementation, safety innovation, and sustainable development.
With the theme: ‘Unlocking Nigeria’s Economic Growth Through Transportation Logistics’, the Summit will among others explore critical areas such as current state of Nigeria’s transportation logistics architecture (waterways, road, rail, Air); identify bottlenecks and solutions to seamless cargo and passenger movement and the impact of multimodal transport integration on economic expansion.
