Skip to main content

TCAN looks towards unlocking economic growth through transportation logistics; as it holds 2026 transport summit.

By Afolabi Oyekunle.





The Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) is set to honour Champions of Transport Industry Development (CoTID) at its 2026 Annual Transport Summit slated for September 24th 2026 with the theme: Unlocking Economic Growth Through Transportation Logistics.

The umbrella body of transport journalists, in a statement explained that the event, which will hold at Raddison Hotel & Suite in the heart of Lagos, will convene key stakeholders across Nigeria’s transportation value chain — including aviation, maritime, rail, road transport, and logistics services — alongside policymakers, regulators, captains of industry, financial institutions, and development partners.

According to the TCAN statement, “The 2026 TCAN Transport Summit is set to recognise agencies of government, and other operators who have contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria's transportation sector by presenting Champions of Transport Industry Development (COTID) certificates to outstanding agencies and operators.


TCAN Chairman, Tola Adenubi affirmed that “Transportation logistics remains the backbone of economic development, and thus, every agency, operator or state government that has made efforts to improve transportation should be recognized. 

"From cargo handling at airports and seaports to inland waterways freight and passenger movement, and last-mile delivery haulage systems, the efficiency of Nigeria’s logistics ecosystem plays a decisive role in determining the competitiveness of the nation’s economy.”

“The Transport Summit will therefore explore innovative strategies, digital transformation, infrastructure financing, public-private partnerships, and regulatory frameworks necessary to optimize the sector.”

On his part, the 2026 Conference Committee Chairman, Suleiman Idris explained that participants at the event will engage in high-level panel discussions, keynote presentations, and interactive sessions designed to among others access the current state of Nigeria’s transportation logistics architecture and Identify bottlenecks hindering seamless cargo and passenger movement.

According to him, stakeholders will also examine the impact of multimodal transport integration on economic expansion, and highlight investment opportunities within the logistics and supply chain ecosystem.

Suleiman added that experts will equally proffer policy recommendations to enhance efficiency and global competitiveness at the gathering.

The TCAN Annual Transport Summit has, over the years, become a credible platform for constructive dialogue between government agencies and logistic operators in the Nigerian transportation sector. The Summit continues to shape policy conversations and promote transparency and accountability within the Nigerian transportation industry.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Omisande: CPS Pensioners in Lagos State assured of payment of their increase pension benefits as their Federal counterparts.

 By Afolabi Oyekunle. Pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme(CPS) in Lagos State have been urged to be patient concerning their much awaited  increases, as there are assurance that all what they are entitled to will be paid earlier next year. This assurance is coming from the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Contributory Pension Scheme, NUPCPS, Lagos State Council, Comrade Michael Omisande. Comrade Omisande who spoke to ForumNews at the sideline of the end of year get together of Agege Zone Pensioners said what is delaying is the Template which is being awaited  Comrade Omisande said just as the Federal workers who have started receiving their own entitlements, all Pensioners under the scheme in other five states will receive their own as  approved by the Federal government. According to him, the PFA'S have been given till 20th December to pay all Federal Pensioners. He said after the completion of the Payment, PenCom will ther...
Post a Comment
Read more

CPS Pensioners in Lagos state call on Gov. Sanwoolu, to expedite action on the payment of their Benefits.

By Afolabi Oyekunle. The delay in the payment of their Pension Arears and other entitlements is worrisome to the Contributory Pensioners in Lagos state, who called on Governor Babajide Sanwoolu to quickly take a decisive action to pay their areas and other entitlements as approved by President Bola Tinubu. Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu. Speaking with FocusNews on the delay, the Lagos State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Scheme, Comrade Michael Omisande said the attitude of the Governor to the payment of the arears shows he has not got the political will to pay the money. Comrade Omisande challenged Governor Babajide Sanwoolu to come out bodily and tell the Pensioners when he is going to pay the money. Lagos State CPS Pensioners Chairman, Comrade Michael Omisande. "It is our money and he has to pay us, we are the birds that lay the golden eggs we should not be allowed to suffer." Comrade Omisande however  appealed to ...
Post a Comment
Read more

PENCOM pledges to see that Lagos State pays CPS retirees.

By Afolabi Oyekunle. Director General of National Pension Commission, Ms Omolola Oloworaran has pledged that the Commission will fast track and work towards Lagos State government paying retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme what is due to them like their federal counterparts. She made the pledge at a media workshop in Lagos for journalists. The Director General was surprised when she was asked why the Template for the payment was not released to Lagos State government for the payment of backlog of areas and allowances as approved by the Federal government, which Federal retirees are currently enjoying.         PenCom DG, Omolola Oloworaran  She thereby directed her staff to work on the Lagos State matter to settle the matter towards making the Lagos State government have all the necessary information needed to pay the retirees. The PenCom Director General noted that Lagos State government was one of the few states that keyed into the progra...
Post a Comment
Read more