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ANJET’s 2026 conference to focus on Tinubu administration’s immigration reforms
The Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism’s (ANJET) conference for 2026, holding at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos in October with the theme: Nigerian tourism industry and the Tinubu administration’s immigration reforms, will beam the searchlight on the immigration reforms introduced by the Tinubu administration that came into effect in 2025. It is being implemented by the Nigeria...
Tour operator promotes domestic tourism with ‘Lagos Summer with Mr. Nonso’
It was a fun-filled weekend for more than 150 persons who embarked on a tour of some iconic tourism sites in Lagos under the Lagos Summer with Mr. Nonso tour package. The tour which took places, yesterday, August 22, kicked off from the Lagos mainland and ended up at the Elegushi beach with a bonfire night and party. The...
Owoyemi, Radisson Hotel Group to be honoured at 2026 ANJET conference
The Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism (ANJET) is set to hold the 2026 annual ANJET Conference and Awards with the theme ‘Nigerian tourism industry and Tinubu administration’s immigration reforms.’ The event will hold at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on October 22. As part of the activities for this year’s conference and award, international hospitality giant, the...
Ekiti uncovers potential heritage tourism site in Aromoko
Ekiti State has uncovered another potentially significant heritage-tourism site in Aramoko-Ekiti. What initially appeared as unusual formations detected through satellite mapping has now been found to exist physically on the ground, following a field investigation by archaeologists and heritage researchers in collaboration with the Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development.The development has raised fresh hopes that Aramoko may be...
Wanle Akinboboye: Happy birthday to Nigeria’s most innovative, consistent tourism enigma
Today, it will be difficult, if not impossible to contact Otunba Wanle Akinboboye. It is the day he cuts off the noise, the criticism and adulation to regress back into his inner self in deep introspection. It is the day he regresses back in time into his inner self. He returns mentally back to his natal factories setting in...
Tourism minister endorses Nigeria Fashion Week 2026, reaffirms commitment to creative economy
Nigeria's Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Mrs. Hannatu Musa Musawa, has reaffirmed her support for Nigeria Fashion Week (NFW) 2026, scheduled to hold from 2–4 October 2026 in Abuja. The Minister gave the assurance while receiving a delegation from Legendary Gold Limited, organisers of NFW, accompanied by Qualitrend Group, the event’s official strategic partners, government...
ATC appoints Dine Bouraima co-chair of commission
The African Travel Commission , Nigeria’s national tourism agency praised the section of Mr. Dine to work with him in expanding the frontier and building bridges that will propel the tourism sector to prosperity. According to him, Benin, Nigeria and indeed Africa have the potential to make tourism as a preferred driver of many more national economies across the continent. Mr....
Onung pledges to work with Ogun as ITF takes over sector skills council from NBTE
The Chairman, Hospitality and Tourism Skills Council of Nigeria (HTSSCN), Mr. Nkereuwem Onung has pledged to work with the Director General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Dr. Afiz Oluwatoyin Ogun to improve the industrial tourism skills within the Nigerian tourism ecosystem. Onung made the promise during the handing over ceremony of the National Sector Skill Council to the...
ATBOWATON President, Tarzan Balogun, calls for unity, peace in FTAN
A member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN), and also the newly re-elected President of the Association of Tourism Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria (ATBOWATON) Dr. Ganiyu Tarzan Balogun has called for peace and unity among members of FTAN. Tarzan made the call while delivering a goodwill message on...
Ogba Zoo dispute: A test case for contract integrity and environmental governance
The protracted dispute surrounding the Ogba Zoological Garden and Nature Park in Benin City has evolved beyond a mere contractual disagreement into a defining test of government credibility, environmental stewardship, and the viability of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Nigeria’s ecotourism sector. At the heart of the controversy lies a troubling mix of land encroachment, alleged breach of contractual obligations, and...
