February 15, 2025
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Lagos Tourism Ministry mourns Nollywood icon, Charles Olumo, ‘Agbako’

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 […]
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Tourism Minister sets up committee on grading of tourist accommodation establishment

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,
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Nigerian tourism: Goldmine waiting to be tapped

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 […]
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Tour Operators Get Gears Turning

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 […]
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Improving Sustainability In Aquatic tourism Sector

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