Delta Government says it hopes to spend about N4 billion in the hosting of the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships aimed at boosting the tourism potential of the state. The championships are scheduled to hold between Aug. 1 and Aug.5, in Asaba. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, who made the disclosure at a fundraising dinner on Thursday…

Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has again stressed the importance of golf in the country’s quest to develop its tourism potential. The governor, who believes the sport will take Plateau State to the pinnacle of the tourism industry in Nigeria, reaffirmed his commitment to the development of the game. Speaking during the third anniversary…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja declared that Nigeria is safe and secure for tourism, citing improved security and country’s burgeoning economy. Receiving the Secretary-General of United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, at the Presidential Villa, the president said it would have been inconceivable to host an international tourism conference in Abuja…

About 27 ministers of culture and tourism and over 180 delegates from across the world are currently in Nigeria for the 61st session of United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)/Commission for Africa (UNWTO/CAF) Meeting, which opened on Monday in Abuja. Declared open by President Muhammadu Buhari, delegates at the meeting are expected to be in…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday called on tourists and investors in the tourism sector to consider Nigeria as their second home. Buhari, represented by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the call at the 61 United Nations World Tourism Organisation Commission for Africa (UNWTO-CAF), conference, in Abuja. The theme…

Cross River State is famous for such attractive tourism sites as Obudu Cattle Ranch or Obudu Mountain Resort, Tinapa Business Resort (one of the swimming pools is infested with algae, tadpoles, frogs), Marina Resort, Agbokim Water Falls, Kwa Falls, Nkarasi Monoliths, and Buanchor, which has the Canopy Walk Way and the Pandrilus Drill Rehabilitation Centre,…

Heritage Bank Plc has been named the best “Financial Institution for Outstanding Support for Tourism” by the organisers of the National Tourism Transport Summit and Expo 2018- Institute for Tourism Professionals. The award, according to them, was in recognition of the contribution of the bank to the growth and development of the tourism industry over…

RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, recently commenced flights to Abuja, the Capital City of Nigeria. The airline currently operates four flights a week from Kigali hub to Abuja and the route is tagged to the existing Accra route, where flights make a stopover in Abuja before heading to Accra. The expansion…

The immediate past President of the Tour Operators in Nigeria (NATOP) Mr. Nkereuwem Onung recently paid a ‘thank you’ visit to Plateau State where he commended the state for its seriousness in reviving tourism. The visit is to thank the Government for pulling out all stops to host the Tour Operators. Onung described the Jos…

Violent and deadly protests occurring in Mahikeng last week have captured national attention. President Cyril Ramaphosa cut short the Commonwealth Heads of State meeting in London, to attend to the protests that had engulfed the North West Province. President Ramaphosa was leading Invest SA to London, to woo investors and sell South Africa as an…

The Federal Government has been urged to pay more attention to the tourism and travel sectors of the country as they have the capacity to transform the economy. Making the call in Lagos during SKAL International Day, which held at Lufasi Nature Park along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos, President, SKAL International Lagos, Rita Ofure Obidike said…

It was a gathering of who-is-who in the country’s tourism industry, as well as those from the entertainment, arts and culture sectors, as Lagos State Government recently hosted a one-day tourism summit. The session, which is in line with the its commitment to cause a major shift in marketing the tourism and creative potential inherent across…