The Managing Director of Tarzan Jetties, Tarzan Marine Enterprises Limited and President of the Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria (ATBOWATON), Engineer Ganiyu Shekoni Balogun (Tarzan), has called on commuters on waterways of Lagos, and other parts of Nigeria to always adhere to the safety instructions by boat operators while in […]
NFVCB classifies 1,185 films in 2025, records strong industry activity
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has announced that a total of 1,185 films were approved and classified between January and December 2025, underscoring sustained growth and activity within Nigeria’s film industry. According to the annual classification report, the films approved during the year spanned a wide range of genres and languages, reflecting […]
President Tinubu, why Nigeria needs stand-alone tourism ministry
Mr President, I come before you not as a critic, not as a partisan, and not as a spectator, but as a Nigerian who has spent his entire professional life studying, documenting, advocating, and believing in the unrealised promise of this country’s tourism economy. I speak with humility, experience, and deep patriotic concern. I am […]
Gov Oyebanji Bags Tourism Excellence Award in South Africa
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, has been honoured with the prestigious Women African Tourism Board (WATB) Iconic Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership in tourism development and economic transformation of Ekiti State. The award was conferred on the Governor at the 2025 Sixth Annual Iconic Global Summit and Honours, held at Capital […]
NTTS 2025 calls for greater govt’s investment in transportation
The annual National Tourism and Transportation Summit and Expo (NTTS) 2025 has called for increased government investment in transportation infrastructure and a strong synergy between the government and industry stakeholders to build strong public-private partnerships. It also urged government to engage in greater collaboration with stakeholders to standardize and implement effective standards and guidelines to […]
NTDA strengthens plans for world-class 2025 Eyo festival
The Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) has begun strategic engagements to reposition the Eyo Festival as one of the nation’s leading cultural tourism attractions, with a courtesy visit by the Director General, Dr. Ola Awakan, to the Iga Idunganran Palace of His Royal Majesty, Oba Rilwan Akiolu I. The visit forms part of NTDA’s renewed […]
FTAN President charges Fagade on training, capacity building
The President of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), Dr Aliyu Ajayi Badaki, has charged the Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Dr Abisoye Fagade, to focus more on training and capacity building in the sector, noting that these are core areas that would ultimately lead to standardisation, […]
Daughter of Ekiti Tourism Bureau DG bags PhD in International Relations
It was joy in the home of the Director General of Ekiti Tourism Bureau Wale Ojo-Lanre as his daughter, Anne Temiloluwa Ojo-Lanre bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Relations at the recently held 28th Convocation Ceremony of Lead City University, Ibadan. Leads University is one of Nigeria’s most outstanding private universities. The hall […]
NTIFE 2025: FTAN honours Katsina gov, tourism minister, others with Tourism Icons award
It was a night of glitz, celebration, honour and rewards for excellent service to the nation and immense contributions to tourism as the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) bestowed its prestigious awards of Tourism Icon on selected individuals and organisations in recognition of their invaluable commitment to pushing the frontiers of Nigerian tourism. […]
Runsewe makes notable return to tourism stage, receives praise from Musawa
It was a scene fit for a blockbuster; full of suspense and anticipation, as former Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, mounted the podium at the Nigeria Tourism Investment Forum and Exhibition (NTIFE) 2025 in Abuja. The event, organised by the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria […]