Transportation safety will be the main topic for discussion as industry players gather on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, for the 10th edition of the Nigeria Transport Lecture.
Organized by Transport Day Media (www.transportday.com.ng), the theme of this year’s edition which is-‘Transportation Safety in Nigeria: The Way Forward’, is meant to discuss issues about transport safety in Nigeria.
The discourse, which will involve industry participants from both the public and private sectors, will x-ray transport safety cutting across all modes of transportation in Nigeria.
Expected at the lecture are key industry players like the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), among others.
The Editor-in-Chief of Transport Day Media, Mr. Frank Kintum stated that the topic is relevant in contemporary times because many lives and property have been lost to lack of adherence to safety measures in all modes of transportation.
According to him, “irrespective of the level of infrastructural development in the transportation sector, if safety is not promoted, we are going to continue to record loss of lives and valuable property. Hence, the lecture is meant to address pertinent issues concerning the industry as it concerns our local Nigerian setting.
“Aside the lecture, we are also going to use the opportunity to recognize some players, both public and private sectors, who have significantly contributed to the growth of the sector and contributed to the economy in general”.
