2024 NTT Summit & Expo to firm tourism, transportation synergy, as event gets Dec. 3 date
This year's edition of the highly-anticipated National Tourism Transportation (NTT) Summit & Expo, the 7th in the series, will prioritize implementation of vital communiques from the previous six editions of the annual business meet, as it seeks to further deepen synergy already established between the tourism and transportation sector players in the country. Speaking during a media briefing, in Abuja,...
Lagos committed to using tourism to drive economy, foster peace, says Benson-Awoyinka
Lagos Government has restarted its commitment towards using tourism as a tool to forster peace and drive its economy. Making the disclosure, Friday, during this year's World Tourism Day (WTD) celebration in Lagos, Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, further urged the private sector to leverage on the industry in order to promote peace and unity in...
WTD 2024: FG reaffirms commitment to promoting peace, driving economic development through tourism
Federal Government, through the Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John has reaffirmed Federal Government's commitment to using the sector to promote peace and forster understanding, in addition to driving economic development in the country. Speaking at the grand finale of the 2024 World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations in Abuja, which held inside the Exhibition Pavillion, opposite Radio House, Garki, the minister...
WTD 2024: FTAN celebrates private sector for sustaining Nigeria tourism, advancing peace initiatives
Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria congratulates its members on the occasion of 2024 World Tourism Day (WTD) billed for Friday, September 27, just as the group hailed their contributions towards sustaining the sector in the face of a myriad of challenges. The WTD is celebrated globally as recognised at the United Nations. The theme for this year's celebration...
‘Tourism is business,’ as Lagos Govt woos investors for sector’s development
Managing Director of Sterling Bank Plc., Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, has stated that tourism is a business venture that also requires investment in order to raised standards for expected returns to flow in. Remarking after a tour of notable culture and tourism assets located on the Lagos Island axis of the state conducted by the state's Commissioner for Arts, Culture and...
Minister receives draft National Tourism Policy document, as validation kicks off
Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John has formally received the Draft National Tourism Policy, a collaborative effort between her ministry and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The document was presented, Thursday, during a virtual meeting between the Ministry of Tourism and NESG officials. The presentation comes barely three weeks ahead of a stakeholders' validation meeting of various committee and sub-committee members...
FTAN bemoans disruptions to Nigeria tourism growth, insists on common agenda
Umbrella body of private sector operators in the industry, the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has expressed worry over what it termed 'potential disruptions to cohesion and growth' perpetrated by public sector regulatory agencies of government in managing affairs of the sector. Citing instances of the 'troubling' methods deployed by the policy makers in handling the Tourism Policy...
FG hikes fees of standard Nigerian passports
Federal Government, through the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has announced a hike in the fees charged for the processing of the country's standard international passport. According to the NIS, the increase will take effect from September 1, 2024 and will affect all categories of the standard passport booklets, except the Diaspora. A statement signed by the NIS spokesperson, DCI Kenneth Udo,...
Tourism ministry, COMCEC open capacity building workshop for local, international operators
Nigeria's Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC), Tuesday, launched a crucial three-day training programme for local and international industry operators. Titled; "Enhancing Capacities of Tourism Stakeholders for Adapting to Customers' Changing Needs," the training programme draws participants from across the country, as well as...
Tinubu endorses Ipada Initiative, as Tourism ministry, Motherland Beckons strategize ahead 2024 carnival
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally endorsed the Ipada Initiative and the Ipada Carnival, both groundbreaking projects championed by Motherland Beckons, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Tourism. These initiatives represent a pivotal advancement in Nigeria’s efforts to enhance tourism and foster a deeper connection between Africa and the global diaspora. In a statement, Monday, conveying his endorsement of the...
