Author: uguru okorie

Revelations from the preliminary investigation into the boat mishap that occurred in Kupa, Kogi State, at the weekend, indicate that the accident was caused by the boat driver’s attempt to evade the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Water Marshals, sources at NIWA and witness account have said. The Marshals, it was gathered were on the […]

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Mrs Hannatu Musawa have reiterated the imperative of improved collaboration between the tourism and transportation sectors in driving sustainable growth in the country’s economy. Speaking in their separate Goodwill Messages during the […]

The Drum Online Media Group, organisers of the annual Pan-Afrikan Drum Festival in Canada, has unveiled plan for the third edition of the festival billed for 2025. According Prince Segun Akanni the Managing Director of Drum Online Incorporated, the third edition of the festival will focus on youth empowerment, and an investment forum. Basking in […]

The famous African tourism twins, Ambassadors Taiwo & Kehinde Oguntoye, the founders of TWC Intercontinental Limited, initiators of Twins Tourism, World Twins Festival and the hosts of the popular travel & tourism magazine radio show “Travel With The Twins” has been selected as the pioneer winners of Dr. Naomi Barber King Youth Legacy Award 2024. […]

It was a grand home coming for Africans in the Diaspora and Lovers of Africa as they returned into the arms of fellow Africans at the sprawling 65 acres beachfront, popularly known as La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort at Ibeju-lekki, Lagos, yesterday, when IPADA Carnival 2024, continued in earnest, with a grand opening ceremony on […]

The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), in line with its mandate, will kick off today, December 1, a national registration of all personnel working in the tourism industry. The Director General of the agency, Dr. Abisoye Fagade disclosed this. According to Fagade, the institute will unveil a portal for registration today, Sunday, December […]

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has sent an emergency rescue team to search for missing passengers as a merchant boat capsized in the waters of Ebe community in Kupa South Local Government Area of Kogi State in the early hour of Friday, November 29, 2024. Preliminary findings by NIWA indicate that the wooden boat […]

VFS Global has announced the opening of Africa’s biggest UK visa application centre (VAC) in Lagos.  The centre commenced operations on November 19 according to a statement. VFS said Nigerians travelling to the UK can now book appointments to submit their visa applications through VACs located in Abuja and Lagos (Ikeja and Victoria Island). Marc […]

The Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hospitality and Tourism Management Association of Nigeria (HATMAN) to enhance human resource and manpower development of the Nigerian travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. The signing of the MoU, which took place during the week at the ITPN Headquarters […]

The Director General of Ekiti State Tourism Bureau, Ambassador Wale Ojo-Lanre has been awarded the Long Service Award in Nigeria Tourism Development and Promotion by the National Tourism Transportation Summit (NTTS). This prestigious recognition highlights his three-decade-long dedication to advancing Nigeria’s tourism industry. The award ceremony, scheduled to take place in Abuja on December 4, […]