Entertainment and tourism two industries with immense potential are often seen as separate entities. But what happens when we explore their synergy? A goldmine of opportunities emerges, capable of transforming local economies and elevating national brands. While I’ve previously written on
By Orji Onyekwere In a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen tourism and cultural investment in Lagos State, the Honourable Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, recently engaged with representatives from the United Kingdom’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT). The meeting, held in Lagos, focused on establishing a strategic
By Orji Onyekwere The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture joins millions of Nigerians, especially members of Nollywood, in mourning the passing of veteran actor Charles Olumo Sanyaolu, fondly known as Agbako, who passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2024. In a condolence message, the Ministry expressed that Agbako’s passing represents a significant […]
The Ministry of Culture, Art and Creative Economy and the Ministry of Tourism have organized a retreat for their management staff as part of the efforts to improve the implementation of programmes and policies in the ministries. The joint retreat has themes: Strategic Communication, Collaboration, Organization Productivity, and Excellent schedule. The joint retreat was
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, the historic town of Badagry, Lagos State welcomed the Honourable Minister for Tourism, Mrs. Lola Ade-John, accompanied by esteemed guests and stakeholders. The visit aimed to explore and celebrate Badagry’s rich cultural heritage while fostering partnerships for sustainable tourism development. The Minister’s arrival at the Badagry
The Minister of Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John, is to visit Ekiti State for the 6th Hike Mountain Safari, the Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort and EcoGenesis Incubator Programme. This is contained in a notification letter signed by the minister and sent to Ekiti State Governor, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji. In the letter, she expressed delight for the […]
By Orji Onyekwere The Hon. Minister for Tourism, Lola Ade-John, recently inaugurated the Multi-Disciplinary Committee on Classification and Grading of Tourist Accommodation Establishments. This initiative is in line with the ECOWAS regional agenda to enhance tourism standards and competitiveness across member states. Under the framework of the ECOTOUR 19-29 Action Plan,
BY ORJI ONYEKWERE Nigeria’s Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, says her ministry is ready and committed to collaborating with the Ekiti State Bureau for Tourism Development in the area of harnessing and promoting the tourism potentials of the state. Lola Ade- John made this pronouncement in a letter she sent to the Director General of […]
BY ORJI ONYEKWERE The just celebrated World Tourism Day, 2023, highlighted the need for more and better-targeted investments for people, for planet and for prosperity. Now is the time for new and innovative solutions, not just traditional investments that promote and underpin economic growth and productivity. Tourism is a major source of employment because of […]
BY SAKA BOLAJI The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Niger State, Hon. Fatima Adamu, has highlighted insecurity as one of the major challenges hindering the development of tourism sites in the state. She emphasized that certain tourism sites in various Local Government Areas could have been opened as attractions, but the prevailing insecurity has […]
BY TOSIN ADAMS The Federal Government is set to partially commercialise three national parks to boost tourism in the country. Conservator-General (CG) of National Park Service (NPS), Dr Ibrahim Goni, made the disclosure on Monday while receiving some rangers’ kits donated by Rotary Club of Maitama, in Abuja. Goni listed the three national parks to […]
It appears, tourism business, particularly in Nigeria has never been anything but a shadow of what it’s supposed to be. But, this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD), shall address numerous challenges which made it almost impossible for the sector to sail through and achieve its desired purpose. With the theme ‘Rethinking Tourism’, experts in the […]
By AMOS OKIOMA The Senior Special Assistant (SSA), to the Governor of Bayelsa State on Tourism, Mr Piriye Kiyaramo, says museums are meant to create an ambiance that would captivate visitors, having historic objects of cultural value that tell the stories of the world and offer a sense of place. Mr Kiyaramo, who stated this […]
Standing tall to its mission of empowering the low cadre tourism entrepreneurs in Ekiti State with the low-interest facility, Sterling Bank Plc on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, credited the accounts of 202 tourism entrepreneurs in Ekiti – State, Nigeria. The disbursement of the loan was the 2nd phase of the Sterling Bank Tourism Development Fund […]
By Ebere Chibuzor Credible Stakeholder in the Nigerian’s Tourism Industry Mr. Desmond Majekodunmi cum Chief Executive Officer LUFASI Nature Park, says there is no pathway to a successful business economy without a major effort to channel investment on nature protector. Environmentalist revealed this to Daily Times, Easter Sunday at LUFASI Nature Park while calling on […]
By Ebere Chibuzor Tourism sector generate a major contribution to Nigeria economy. The sector generated about 5.1 offering to national GDP. About 20 percent jobs are maintained by the tourism industry in which majority of the jobs are directly employed in the sector with some indirectly. At the same time, however, tourism income of Nigeria […]
By Ebere Chibuzor President, Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria (ATBOWATON), Mr Gani Tarzan Balogun has called on Lagos State Government to create enabling environment for practitioners in aquatic tourism. Balogun, who is also the Managing Director, Tarzan Marine Enterprises Nigeria Limited, has described policy inconsistency as a major
Starting an agricultural distributorship business with his wife, Asli Tracan, in 2005, moving into the Health, Tourism, and Cosmetic sectors at different times, successful entrepreneur Uğur Aslan is a successful businessman in the cosmetic industry. As the CEO of a leading cosmetic company in Turkey, Uğur has put in the necessary work to get to […]
By Ebere Chibuzor The economic benefit of enhancing Nigeria’s tourism industry through domestic tourism has again been reemphasised by stakeholders at the Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism,Anjet, first physical event since the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown. Speaking on the theme: ‘“Tourism and Rural Development”, major actors in the
By Ebere Chibuzor To holistically strengthen the nation’s economy, tourism expert, Peter Echela, has advised Nigerians to form the habit of promoting Nigerian cuisines and tourism across the globe. Mr Echela who gave the advice recently observed that Nigeria has a variety of culinary traditions and rich natural resources, which include food, arts, culture and […]