OKORIE UGURU
Okorie Uguru, an experienced travel writer, is the publisher of Africa Travel Herald, Nigeria's first travel e-newspaper. He also publishes an online travel platform, www.africatravelherald.com. He was, for more than ten years, the travel page editor of the The Nation newspapers. He is a multi award winning journalist, including winner of the Nigeria Media Merit Award's Best Tourism Journalist for 2016. He has...
NATOP honours Babalola, Runsewe, Kangiwa, Coker, others at AGM/Conference in Ekiti
Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) has honoured the Directors General of the National Council for Art and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, his counterparts at the National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa and the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA), Chief Folorunsho Coker, with distinct tourism awards. Director General, the National Institute of Hospitality and...
Embrace sustainable tourism principles to drive green economy – NATOP urges FG
Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) has called on the federal government through its relevant agencies to leverage on the principles of sustainable tourism in evolving policies aimed at growing the sector in Nigeria. NATOP President, Ime Udo delivering her welcome address during the AGM in Ekiti, last Friday, July 14 According to the tour operators’ group, states of the federation...
Uganda Tourism takes campaign to NATOP tourism conference in Ekiti
Market Destination Representative, Uganda Tourism Board, Mr. Anthony Ochieng (left) and other members of his delegation to NATOP seminar/conference in Ekiti State Ekene Okafor, Lagos Uganda Tourism Board delegates are in Ado Ekiti, the state capital of Ekiti for the Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) Tourism Conference/Seminar/ 7th Annual General Meeting holding from Thursday, July 13 through to Sunday, July...
NCAC boss, Runsewe disowns fake social media account
Director General of the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Rusewe, has described as ‘malicious,’ attempts by some unknown persons to impersonate him through a fake social media account created on the LinkedIn micro-blogging platform. The fake social media account on LinkedIn which carries the portrait of Otunba Runsewe as profile picture, according to the NCAC boss,...
Tinubu, culture and the sign of Jonah
By Frank Meke In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I must confess that the body language of our dear president on a stand-alone Ministry of Tourism is confusing and complicated. President Tinubu seems to have redrawn his circle of traffic on the government of competence and, like, Johah headed to Tarshish instead of Nineveh. Nigeria’s culture...
EKENE OKAFOR
Ekene Okafor is a journalist with over 13 years of working experience. A staff of the media house, Voice Of Nigeria (VON), Ekene is the agency’s tourism and culture correspondent based in Lagos. A graduate of Mass Communication from the Madonna University, Okija, in Anambra state, Ekene, as she is popularly called, has a passion for Domestic Tourism, the main purpose...
Hilda Baci lauds NIHOTOUR for creating avenue for people to express food hospitality
By ‘Wale Olapade Guinness World Record holder for the longest nonstop cooking time, Nigerian chef, Ms. Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci has commended the uncommon platform created by the Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Nura Kangiwa for people to express their cooking talent, and promote indigenous cuisine under one roof. Hilda Baci who...
NATOP set to honour ANJET journalist, Okungbowa, others at 2023 AGM in Ekiti
Ekiti tourism is set for global attention as the Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) heads to the state for its Tourism Conference, Annual General Meeting and Awards/dinner night. This is as the Travel and Tourism Editor, New Telegraph Newspaper, Andrew Iro Okungbowa, is to be bestowed with an Award of Excellence, alongside others by NATOP. The conference is slated to...
Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record under threat as chef Adeola surpasses own 150hr mark
Ms Adeyeye Adeola, better known as Chef Deo has completed her 150-hour marathon cooking time by an individual she set for herself in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) currently held by compatriot, Hilda Effiong Bassey (Hilda Baci). Hilda, the Akwa Ibom celebrity chef, had on May 15, this year, set a time of 93 hour and...
