Author: uguru okorie

With the Ofala Festival 2025 approaching, the traditional ceremonies that precede the year’s grand celebration are already in motion, underscoring Onitsha’s enduring commitment to its rich cultural heritage This year’s theme, “Njiko na Ntachi” (Unity and Perseverance), signals a call for communal resilience as the city honours its royal legacy. Preliminary rites have begun as […]

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), is proudly set to officially launch the Omi Eko Project on Friday, 17th October 2025, at the iconic Five Cowries Terminal, Falomo. This event marks a pivotal milestone in the state’s unwavering commitment to sustainable development, cutting-edge water transportation, and smart city innovation. The […]

Aviation has been identified as a foundational pillar in unlocking the potential of the tourism sector. In acknowledgment of the crucial role that air transportation plays in fostering tourism growth and development, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mandated the Ministers of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, as well as Aviation, to work together in […]

In this dazzling age of smartphones and social media, tourism is too often reduced to the art of clicking rather than the act of connecting. Travellers today rush to capture, filter, and post, forgetting that the soul of travel was never meant to be lived through a screen. True tourism transcends the lens; it is […]

Following the dispute and leadership crisis that has engulfed the Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria, ATPN, the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria, FTAN has stepped in to resolve the crisis and bring sanity to the association.Against this background, the FTAN President, Dr. Aliyu Badaki has set up a 5 man Dispute Resolution Committee […]

Prince Segun Akanni, Publisher of The Drum Online (Pan-Afrikan) and Convener of the annual Pan-Afrikan Drum Festival in Canada, has congratulated Mr. Ola Awakan formerly of TV Continental (TVC) on his appointment as the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Awakan, a seasoned journalist, news producer, cultural […]

Nigeria’s trajectory of skills transfer has evolved significantly, progressing from traditional, informal apprenticeship systems to the more structured National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF).This evolution underscores a national shift toward fostering economic growth, empowering youth, and building a skilled workforce for the future.Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Dr. Abisoye Fagade, in his drive […]

The Director-General of the Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development, Amb. Wale Ojo-Lanre has praised the Ekiti State chapter of the Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) for delivering a focused, non-partisan, value-adding Onidiri Ekiti Heritage Fair—an initiative he said aligns with the tourism, culture, and creative-economy agenda of Ekiti State Governor Biodun Abayomi […]

A legal practitioner and the Director General of the Ekiti State Tourism Bureau, Mr. Wale Ojo-Lanre, has described the purported suspension of democractically elected president of the Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) Prince Femi Fadina as illegal and an exercise in futility. Sharing his thoughts on the issue, Ojo-Lanre wrote: “The purported suspension […]

The Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) has debunked the news circulating that there has been a change in leadetship, describing it as fake. In a release by the National Executive Council (NEC), ATPN described the news as false saying members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) lacks the constitutional power to remove the […]