Month: July 2025

By Frank Meke Barely a week after Nigeria’s underperforming Minister of Tourism, Ms. Hannatu Musa Musawa, hastily set up a Local Organising Committee for AFRIMA, she has waded into yet another controversy—one that clearly suggests she’s punching above her weight and scrambling for performance metrics. The AFRIMA hosting, recently secured by Lagos State, is now […]

*George: I stand by my story The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Arts and Creative Economy has disassociated itself and the Nigerian government from an article written by renowned travel journalist Mr. Lucky George. The article titled “A Bitter Irony: UAE’s Sanctions Undermine African Trust After Africa-Backed Win for UN Tourism Role” was published […]

Barely two months after all 11 African member states on the Executive Council of the UN Tourism unanimously supported a candidate from the United Arab Emirates [UAE] to clinch the most powerful position in global tourism governance, a diplomatic storm is brewing, and Africa is feeling betrayed. The woman in question, that will sit at […]

The President of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) Mr. Nkereuwem Onung has assured Nigerian tourism industry practitioners and stakeholders that the federation’s 2025 elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be rancor free and devoid of any crisis. Speaking to Africa Travel Herald on FTAN’s preparation for the AGM, he said every effort […]

Nigeria’s foremost cultural tourism administrator and former Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe, has inaugurated a committee to organise a valedictory party in honour of Mr. Nkereweum Onung, the outgoing President of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN). Mr. Onung is set to bow out of […]

The Russian Federation has offered to increase its annual scholarship quota for Nigerian students from 220 to a potentially higher number, pending collaboration with Nigeria’s Ministry of Education. The offer, which aims to explore areas of mutual interest in culture, was made on in Abuja during a meeting between the Russian Embassy and the Ministry […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has called on investors in hospitality and tourism industry to use the current window of investment opportunity to invest in the state. He made the call while receiving members of the Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) led by the President Hajia Bolaji Mustapha who came on a thank-you-visit […]

Four years after the demise of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), the late Prophet T.B. Joshua, the Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said the state government was ready to partner with SCOAN to build a befitting monument in memory of the  late pastor. Aiyedatiwa said this […]

The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) has announced the inauguration of the Hospitality, Tourism and Travel Tribunal (HTTT) with Justice Ishaq Usman Bello as chairman of the tribunal. This, the institute says, is in line with section 40 (1) and (2) of NIHOTOUR Establishment Act. It also listed the President of the Nigeria […]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a sweeping restriction on visa applications from Nigerian nationals, including a complete ban on transit visas and stricter requirements for tourist entries. In a communication sent to travel agents on Tuesday, Dubai immigration authorities confirmed that transit visa applications from Nigerian nationals will no longer be processed. The […]