Ogidi family announces burial plans for late matriarch
Family of member of the Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism (ANJET), Chinyere Ogidi, has officially announced the much-awaited burial plans for its late matriarch, Princess Ukachi Ogidi. The late Princess Ezinne Justina Ukachi Ogidi The late Princess Ezinne Justina Ukachi Ogidi died in July 2024, aged 85. A joint statement released by the family of Nze Simon Ejimaduekwu Ogidi...
Cabinet reshuffle: FTAN calls for purposeful leadership in merged ministry
Umbrella body of industry operators in the country, the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has called for purposeful leadership within the newly-merged Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy. FTAN President, Mr Nkereuwem Onung The Federation which made the call in a statement signed by its President, Mr Nkereuwem Onung, Thursday, follows the surprise scrapping of the...
NATOP, Ipada Initiative commit to growing inbound tourism
Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) and the Ipada Initiative have restated their commitment towards growing the country's inbound tourism, and related businesses. Speaking during a familiarisation tour of the La Campagne Tropicana Resort in the Ikogun area of Lagos, last weekend,NATOP's President, Mrs Bolaji Mustapha, further disclosed that her members were ready to step up in the task of...
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...
