Month: October 2024

IPADA: Vanuatu Trade Commission, ADCB to empower 5 million Africans with AI tools

The Vanuatu Trade Commission with African Diaspora Central Bank (ADCB) has rolled out an array of programmes  to fast track and elevate Africa in the global competition for contemporary Al knowledge. This is in   support of the Ipada Initiative founded by Otunba Olawanle Akinboboye . His Excellency  Prof. Dr. Hugh Aryee, the Vanuatu Trade Commissioner […]

Visa application: UK embassy switches to VSF Global from November 19

Travellers from Nigeria and other parts of the world applying for United Kingdom’s visa will see significant changes as the United Kingdom is changing its commercial partners for visa applications. In Nigeria the current visa application handling company TLS Contact will change from November 19 to VSF Global. Other countries switching from TLS Contact to […]

Zion Ministry: New religious tourism destination opens up Imo community

Tourism in its different forms-leisure, business, adventure, and so on, has the capacity to transform a community and impact positively on the people. One of the fastest ways to develop a community is through religious tourism. This is because it attracts a large number of visitors to a particular location, inject money into economy of […]

ATPN to celebrate Gen Yakubu Gowon at 90 during AGM

The Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria, (ATPN) is set to celebrate General Yakubu Gowon at its Annual General Meeting holding at the Abuja Kapital Klub and Apartments, Asokoro, on the 19th of November, 2024. ATPN, being the oldest multi-sectorial Tourism trade association, boasts of experts and has identified the profound impact that the establishment […]

Namibia-Delta Trade, Investment Summit to hold in Warri

The Namibia-Delta Trade and Investment Summit is set to hold in Warri, Delta State tomorrow, Wednesday, October 30. The summit is poised to be a transformative event that shines a spotlight on the lucrative trade and investment prospects between Namibia and the Niger Delta region. Organized by the Namibia High Commission in collaboration with Global […]

Sanwo-Olu opens J Randle Yoruba Culture Centre

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday, October 28, opened the remodelled J Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History. The opening is part of activities to mark the maiden edition of Afropolis Lagos Festival, an international festival of arts, creativity and innovation, which kicked off on Oct. 26 and expected to end on Nov. […]

Chinese investment in African tourism set to soar

Chinese investment in the sustainable African tourism industry is set to soar, with greater collaboration, and through the launch of a new dedicated African tourism investment portfolio. That was the opinion of Jon Danks, Chief Executive of Capital Horizon, speaking during the Investor Forum at the China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM) held in Beijing […]

IPADA Initiative: AKL Lumi lifts Nigerian tourism with $9b investment to build six cruise ships

Ahead of IPADA Initiative/Carnival 2024, the dream of the project initiator, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, of having the descendants of Africans that were taken on slave ships from Africa to Europe and the Caribbean, return to their ancestral home on modern and luxury cruise ships, has finally gained traction, with the injection of $9 billion by […]

FCCPC, NANTA sign pact to protect Nigerian travellers

History was made in Abuja on Thursday, October 24 as the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) signed a landmark agreement to protect travellers and travel trade operators from unfair operational trade practices. The agreement, which was executed by the two partners, the first ever by […]

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. The Federation which made the call in a statement signed by its President, Mr Nkereuwem Onung, Thursday, follows the surprise scrapping of the […]