Some Nigerian visual artists have called for greater investment in culture as a means of fostering economic growth and national unity. The artists made the call during separate interviews with News Men at an ongoing exhibition on Tuesday in Lagos.…
Lagos, Sept. 24, 2024 No fewer than 100 African tourism practitioners have been honoured with the Africa Travel 100 Global Leaders Award. Mr Ikechi Uko, organiser of the award, on Monday, during the 20th AKWAABA African Travel and Tourism Market,…
By Matthew Denis The Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John has called on the Governors to look inward by harnessing the potentials of tourism development in their respective states for gainful job opportunities, income generation and entrepreneurship skills. The Minister made…
Ogun State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Oluwasesan Fagbayi, has stated that Nigeria’s rich cultural and tourism potential could be instrumental in revitalizing the country’s struggling economy. In a statement on Wednesday during the Ekiti State Festival for Arts and…
The Ekiti Government says it is set to work with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to draft a tourism masterplan for the state. Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, Director-General, Ekiti State Tourism Bureau, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.…
Some youths across Epe Division of Lagos State have urged the federal and state governments to revamp all moribund tourism sites in the area to generate revenue. They made the plea in separate interviews with journalists in Epe on Thursday.…
The first time | saw this rock was when i was still a child it was on a naira note, when i asked what this place was | was told different stories. I was too young to see it so…
By Jeleel Olawale The Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Cooperative and Empowerment, Honourable Durojaye Isaac Kolawole has congratulated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, and people of Ile-Ife on the 2023 Olojo…
Tourism and security stakeholders in Oyo State have begun a project tagged “Oyo State Hospitality Sector Sensitisation Project” to tackle insecurity and social vices in the state. Stakeholders in the project are the Oyo State Tourism Board, Hoteliers Association of…
President Muhammadu Buhari had said that hosting the Global Conference on Tourism, Culture and Creative Industry in Nigeria will bring the country’s leisure and business sectors in contact with potential investors. The president stated this when he visited the headquarters…
