Blogger on Haulage activities in Nigeria

  The haulage industry in Nigeria is gradually transforming into what I termed an emerging “ hybrid ” se c tor, thanks to a new crop of brilliant minds who have tapped into the power of technology in order to make haulage/logistics processes seamless within our geographical landscape. Such minds are kobo.com , Oneport365.com etc etc who are re-defining the haulage space in Nigeria through creating applications and online platforms for users to get things done at the comfort of their homes and also through direct and indirect creation of employment opportunities for those at the middle of the pyramid. Interestingly, the Covid19 era also serve as a catalyst for customers to engage with these brilliant innovation.   For instance, OnePort 365 connects haulage equipment and warehouse owners with importers and exporters who are either bringing goods into Nigeria and distributing across the country or those that are accumulating products for onward shipment abroad. In other word

  No economy can survives without a seamless transportation of goods and services. It is also true that when the cost of transportation goes up then the cost of goods and services also goes up. It is therefore safe to say that transportation has a direct relationship to the cost of goods and services. In Nigeria, when the cost of transportation goes up (mostly due to fuel scarcity) it is certain that the cost of goods and services will also go up. Ironically, if the price of fuel comes down the cost of transportation reluctantly comes down hence the price of goods remains unchanged. This is not only peculiar to the haulage sector alone but to all other sector of the Nigerian economy.  We all know that transportation is the “engine” of any economy. It makes up over 80% of what drives an any economy, and the haulage industry takes a huge share of that mobility activities as far as Nigeria is concerned.  It is therefore very important that there must be price control for the transportati