The Managing Director of Parts Central Limited, Henry Olaoluwa Onifade, has said Nigeria can turn the growing volume of plastic waste, water hyacinth and other marine litter clogging its waterways into economic wealth through recycling, biofuels and other value-added processes. Onifade spoke in Lagos while interacting with maritime journalists during activities marking his birthday, where […]
Pan-Afrikan Drum Festival builds global bridges through culture
The 2026 Pan-Afrikan Drum Festival in Canada has reinforced the power of African culture to unite people across borders, while opening a new chapter in the festival’s ambition to establish a stronger institutional presence in Nigeria. The fourth edition of the festival brought together African communities and members of the wider diaspora for two days […]
ITPN, NABTEB signs MoU to improve Nigeria’s vocational education
Dr. Mohammed A. Mohammed, Registrar & CEO NABTEB (left) and Chief Abiodun Odusanwo, ITPN President Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Nigeria has recorded significant development with the recent signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) by the Institute for Tourism Professional of Nigeria (ITPN) and the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). […]
NIHOTOUR fosters culinary-cultural exchange through Nigeria-China food festival 2026
The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), in collaboration with the China Cultural Centre in Nigeria, hosted the 2026 Nigeria–China Food Festival in Abuja, bringing together stakeholders from both countries to celebrate their food, culture and longstanding friendship. The festival, held on August 27 at the China Cultural Centre, Abuja, was themed “From Farm […]
Veteran journalist, Frank Meke, to receive Golden Icon Award
Veteran tourism journalist, editor, broadcaster and convener of Cre8tive 9JA, Mr. Frank Meke, will be honored with the Recognition Award as “Golden Icon of Tourism Journalism & Destination Storytelling” at the 5th Edition Golden Prestigious Icons Awards 2026. The awards, themed “Beyond Boundaries”, will hold on Sunday, 30th August 2026 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, […]
From contestation to co-design: Towards balanced framework for professional recognition, governance in Nigeria’s tourism, hospitality, travel sector
Disagreement and contestation are not necessarily signs of a dysfunctional society. They are often natural features of a progressive society, where individuals and institutions may legitimately hold different perspectives, interests and interpretations. What matters is how we manage our differences and how we can transform them into opportunities for better understanding and better outcomes. This […]
Lejja: Ancient iron-smelting hub that puts Igboland on global heritage map
How an extraordinary archaeological landscape in Nsukka is attracting international recognition and a US$125,000 U.S. heritage-preservation grant For thousands of years, the landscape of Lejja in Nsukka, Enugu State, has preserved remarkable evidence of technological ingenuity. Its ancient iron-smelting remains tell a story of innovation, organised production and indigenous knowledge that offers a powerful perspective […]
ANJET’s 2026 conference to focus on Tinubu administration’s immigration reforms
The Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism’s (ANJET) conference for 2026, holding at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos in October with the theme: Nigerian tourism industry and the Tinubu administration’s immigration reforms, will beam the searchlight on the immigration reforms introduced by the Tinubu administration that came into effect in 2025. It is being […]
Tour operator, group explore city with ‘Lagos Summer with Mr. Nonso’
It was a fun-filled weekend for more than 150 persons who embarked on a tour of some iconic tourism sites in Lagos under the Lagos Summer with Mr. Nonso tour package. The tour which took places, yesterday, August 22, kicked off from the Lagos mainland and ended up at the Elegushi beach with a bonfire […]
FTAN: The shadow coffin bearer
I will, in all honesty, plead with my readers to indulge me as I make a statement which, in our society, some people may ordinarily describe as “personal.” Truly, this is my personal assessment of the President of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) and it is made without malice. The President, in […]