Month: July 2024

Jigawa State Governor Mallam Umar Namadi has appointed the National Association of Travel Agencies’ (NANTA) Vice President Northern Zone, Alhaji Nasir Chamo as Special Assistant on Renewable Energy.Chamo, who holds a first and second degree in business administration from the famous Bayero University,  Kano, is also the National Secretary, Association for Hajj and Umrah Operators […]

The Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) Ekiti State, the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Ekiti Book Club, and the Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development has joined the literary community in Ekiti state and the world to celebrate Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet and essayist on his 90th birthday.In a release […]

Umbrella body of private can sector tourism media practitioners in the country, the Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism (ANJET) has formally expelled the embattled Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Mr Joesef Karim, from its fold with immediate effect. The decision follows expiration of the […]

*Abia State government needs to reacquire Ojukwu’s Bunker It is a known fact that there is a change in narrative in the governance of Abia State. For once in the history of the state, good governance in Nigeria is mentioned side by side with the state, kudos to Governor Alex Otti and his team. However, […]

The Lagos State Ministry of Culture and Tourism in collaboration with the QDance  Center will host the maiden edition of  a-nine-day festival tagged Afropolis Lagos  2024. The festival takes place from October 26 to November 3, this year. The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka  said the event seeks to […]

Cross border trading of foreign airlines inventories, which has impacted negatively on Nigeria travel economy, has been described as a monster that must be tackled frontally and destroyed.  Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi,  Acting Vice Chairman,  Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ( FCCPC), stated this and said if  the trend eft unchecked,  it will become a […]

Cavista Holdings Limited, the parent company of Glocient Hospitality who are managers of Ikogosi Warm and Cold Springs Resort, and also a leading conglomerate in technology, healthcare, agriculture, hospitality and financial services, has announced the appointment of Mr. Oluwaseyi Silvanus Kehinde Aiyeleso (OSKA) as its new Group Director of Sales. With over 30 years of […]

A France based show promoter and founder of One Benin Fiesta Mr. Romaric Boso has called out the French embassy in Nigeria over the denial visa to renowned singer Adekunle Temitope known by the stage Small Doctor. Boso said Small Doctor was due to perform in France as part of the music artiste’s Europe Tour. […]

*As association vows to market Kwara tour sites to global audience The Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) has lined up top travel technocrats to speak on its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) set for Kwara State from July 17 to 20, tagged ‘Kwara 24’.  The theme for the association’s AGM for this year is […]

As preparations for the debut edition of IPADA Carnival 2024 and IPADA Initiative gather speed, organisers of the cultural tourism and economic project have continued to welcome more supports and endorsements from across board, with the latest coming from the management of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism. Prior to this time, the project, […]