By; MATTHEW UKACHUNWA, Lagos The 2nd edition of the annual Transport Summit of Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN
By; MATTHEW UKACHUNWA, Lagos
The 2nd edition of the annual Transport Summit of Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) has been scheduled to take place on 24th of September 2025 in Lagos.
Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’idu Alkali, and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, will be special guests on the occasion.
Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, will be the keynote speaker for the event.
The theme of the summit is: “Driving the Transport Logistics Value Chains for Economic Growth.”
The Summit is an annual event that provides a platform for stakeholders to interact on pertinent issues affecting Nigeria’s transportation sector.
This will be the second edition of the summit which began last year amidst excitement and endorsement from stakeholders, the Association said.
“Following the success of the maiden edition in 2024, the association has concluded plans for this year’s edition with the theme, “Driving the Transport Logistics Value Chains for Economic Growth,” TCAN emphasized.
It said that prominent stakeholders and experts in the transportation sector will attend the summit.
There will be a panel of discussants featuring topics like: “Intermodal Cargo Evacuation from the Ports: Benefits and Challenges.”
Other subthemes to be discussed at the summit are: “Waterways Transportation Code and Challenges of Enforcement” as well as “100 Years of Aviation in Nigeria: Gains and Missed Opportunities.
Another sub-theme will focus on “Maritime Insecurity – Effects, Implications on Trade Route,” the Association announced in a statement issued on Sunday.
The event will hold on Wednesday September 24, 2025 at Radisson Hotel Ikeja, Lagos.
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.
Chairman of TCAN, Mr. Tola Adenubi, said that stakeholders, especially organisations and companies in the transportation industry, should take advantage of the summit by showcasing their organisations’ efforts and roles in the nation’s logistics value chain development.
“This summit has been carefully planned to beam a searchlight on issues in the nations transportation sector.
“We were encouraged by the huge success recorded during the maiden edition where the former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi was the guest speaker.
“And for this year, we have chosen our team carefully to further discuss the challenges of transportation logistics in view of its critical importance to economic growth.
“The need for efficient cargo evacuation from our ports via all modes of transportation; safe and secure movement of persons and goods across our waterways, road and rail networks, and airways can not be over-emphasised
“We have assembled a team of speakers that would dissect the issues from the main theme to the sub-themes in order to galvanise stakeholders’ thoughts and views towards addressing the challenges of the transport logistics value chain for economic growth,” Adenubi said.
TCAN is made up of journalists from major national newspapers, TV, and online media platforms covering the transport sector. It is also a subgroup of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
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