By Afolabi Oyekunle. Opeifa: Transport System Key to Nigeria’s Economic Competitiveness The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has identified an integrated transportation and logistics system that supports production, trade and mobility as a critical driver of Nigeria’s economic resilience and competitiveness. Opeifa stated this while speaking on the theme, “Scaling the Future: Building a Resilient and Efficient Mobility and Logistics Ecosystem in Nigeria,” at the BusinessDay Mobility and Logistics Conference held at Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos. NRC MD Dr Kayode Opeifa speaking at the occasion. He said inefficiencies in the country’s transportation network contribute to congestion, rising logistics costs, delayed deliveries, reduced productivity and higher prices of goods and services. According to him, rail transportation occupies a strategic position in developing an efficient national transport ne...
By Afolabi Oyekunle Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has reassured the people of Ijebuland that a new Awujale will emerge before May 29, 2027, while projecting a major economic transformation for Ogun East Senatorial District through emerging oil exploration activities and the proposed Gateway Deep-Sea Port. The governor gave the assurances on Tuesday at the Ogun East Senatorial District stakeholders’ meeting in Ijebu-Ode, where he engaged representatives of various interest groups on traditional affairs, governance and the economic prospects of the district. On the succession process for the revered Awujale stool, Abiodun assured the people that his administration was committed to facilitating a smooth, peaceful and widely acceptable process leading to the emergence of a new monarch. He acknowledged the importance of the Awujale institution to the cultural heritage, identity and unity of Ijebuland, appealing to the people to remain calm and patient as the necessar...