{"id":348787,"date":"2025-10-13T01:40:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T00:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=348787"},"modified":"2025-10-12T21:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T20:12:35","slug":"transport-summit-set-to-brainstorm-on-nigerias-infrastructural-development-oct-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=348787","title":{"rendered":"Transport Summit Set To Brainstorm On Nigeria&#8217;s Infrastructural Development, Oct 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Stakeholders in the transportation industry will be converging on October 29, 2025, at the Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, for the maiden summit of JustAlive Communications Limited, publishers of JustNet News to discuss infrastructural development trends in the sector.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The summit, with the theme &#8220;Nigeria&#8217;s Transport Infrastructure: Innovation For A Sustainable Future&#8221;, aims to discuss issues affecting the nation&#8217;s transport infrastructure and explore innovative solutions to address the challenges facing the sector.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the Managing Director of JustAlive Communications Limited, Mrs. Pearl Ngwama, &#8220;this summit will provide a platform for experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to share knowledge, best industry practices and standards, and proffer solutions to address the challenges facing Nigeria&#8217;s transport infrastructure.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The summit will bring together experts, professionals, and policymakers from various transportation modes, including aviation, maritime, waterways, rail, and road, to have a holistic look at the nation&#8217;s transport sector&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The summit is a way of contributing to the development of the transport and logistics sector of the economy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0Ngwama said, &#8220;Transportation is a catalyst to the development of every economy considering its importance and enormous contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the global economy.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She noted further that transport infrastructure plays a vital role in the growth and development of any nation as It facilitates the movement of goods and services, connects people and businesses, and enhances economic productivity.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ngwama noted however that the nation&#8217;s\u00a0 transport infrastructure faces numerous challenges, including inadequate funding, poor maintenance, and inadequate planning.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The summit, she explained, would examine the infrastructure aspects of the transport sector, providing innovative solutions to addressing the challenges facing it.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By sharing knowledge, best practices, and standards, the summit aims to contribute to the development of a sustainable and efficient transport system in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By: Nkpemenyie Mcdominic, Lagos<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stakeholders in the transportation industry will be converging on October 29, 2025, at the Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, for the maiden summit of JustAlive Communications Limited, publishers of JustNet News to discuss infrastructural development trends in the sector. 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