Author: uguru okorie

Federal Government, through the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has announced a hike in the fees charged for the processing of the country’s standard international passport. According to the NIS, the increase will take effect from September 1, 2024 and will affect all categories of the standard passport booklets, except the Diaspora. A statement signed by […]

Nigeria’s leader, President Bola Ahmed has assured that he would personally attend the Ipada Carnival billed for December 2024 in Lagos as Chief Host. This assurance was conveyed to the initiator of the project, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, by the President through his Chief of Staff Hon. Femi Gbajabiamilla in a letter dated August 9, 2024. […]

The chairman of the Steering Committee of the Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) Abia State chapter and former General Manager, Abia State Tourism Board, Mrs. Onyekachi Atuloma-Loveday has described the Abia Hospitality Business Conference and Award slated for Friday, October 4 in Aba, as a programme designed to promote the state’s tourism and […]

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, the managing director of Landover Company Limited, Mr. Ed Boyo, and other top leaders in the Nigerian and West African aviation industry are expected to grace the 4th CHINET Aviacargo Conference holding in Lagos on August 22. Also, according a release […]

The Ekiti State Government has announced that a United Nations Tourism’s (UN Tourism) team will visit the state for  a Technical Assessment Mission to evaluate the state’s tourism assets.  The visit is billed for  Saturday, August 17th to Thursday, August 22nd, 2024. According to a release signed by the state tourism board’s director general, Ambassador […]

 A five-man delegation of the Osun State government is in Brazil from August 11th to 19th, 2024. The delegation is made up Prince Ayodeji Lukman Wahab (Sango of Africa), Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on Cultural Affairs; Oba Lawal Munirudeen Adesola , Laminisa 1st (the Timi of Ede);  Alhaji Akindeere Adam Akintunde, Special Adviser […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has endorsed the Ipada Initiative and Ipada Carnival 2024, throwing the weight of the federal government behind the cultural tourism project. He urged the organizers to engage all relevant ministries, agencies, states and local governments to provide necessary support to ensure the success of the cultural event. The President, through the […]

Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku, says the deliberate transformations ongoing at Nigerian Airports are geared towards enhancing passengers experience and boosting a positive image of Nigeria. According to the FAAN boss who spoke during a courtesy visit to her office by the Yinka Folami led executive Council of […]

National President of the Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP), Hajia Bolaji Mustapha has called for greater cooperation between NATOP and the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR). She made the call when she led the newly elected national executives of the association on a courtesy visit to the Director General of the institute, […]

Plans are on for the maiden edition of the Drum Against Malaria (DAM) Global Summit in Halifax, Canada. The summit, a three-day programme, is scheduled to hold from April 25 to 27 next year (2025). The high point of the summit will be on April 25, the World Malaria Day. Organisers of the summit hope […]