Author: uguru okorie

In a gesture aimed at giving back to its community, the Radisson Hotel Lagos Ikeja recently opened its doors to young artists as a space for creativity. This collaboration offered the hotel a unique approach to foster community engagement and interactions. The art exhibition is also a demonstration of the hotel’s commitment to offer guests […]

In a symbolic visit that blended celebration with strategy, the President of the Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN), Prince Adetunji Femi Fadina, yesterday, Wednesday, June 18, paid a courtesy call to the Lagos State House of Assembly to felicitate with Hon. Bonu Solomon, Chairman of the House Committee on Tourism, on the occasion […]

Glocient Hospitality Limited took the centre stage on Day Two of the 68th United Nations Tourism (UN Tourism)) Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) Conference which just concluded in Abuja, presenting a bold vision for the future of tourism in Africa — one that is rooted in empowerment, sustainability, and innovation. Delivering a presentation titled “Hospitality […]

Otunba Segun Runsewe, Nigeria’s former chief executive of culture and tourism agencies, has called for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict within the cultural tourism sector regarding the regulatory policy by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR). He has pledged to mediate between all parties involved and promote dialogue and collaboration. Runsewe, […]

The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has written to the Minister of Culture, Arts, Tourism and Creative Economy, Mrs. Hannatu Musawa demanding the immediate review and overhaul of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) Establishment Act 2022, saying the act is currently creating crises in the Nigerian tourism industry. In the […]

The Nigerian Hotel and Catering Institute (NIHOTOUR) has condemned what it described as the unprofessional conduct of the National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) over its arrest of some hotel personnel and disruption of their operations in Lagos last week over its purported pursuant of NIHOTOUR of 2022 in respect of registration of hotels […]

… projects five million tourists in five years Taraba State Governor Dr Agbu Kefas has signaled a new dawn for tourism development and promotion in the state as he turned his attention to the sector, partnering with the Founder and President of La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort and Motherland Beckons, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, to transform […]

An eyewitness to what transpired when the NIHOTOUR Hotel Registration and Compliance Team stormed the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos has debunked NIHOTOUR’s version of what transpired on that day. He described the narration by the institute as false and an after-thought to cover for the misdemeanor by the Compliance Team. He said there […]

*He provoked officer during Compliance Exercise All may not have been heard on the current National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) registration compliance exercise in Lagos, and how a staff of the Federal Palace Hotel (FPH) was injured. NIHOTOUR has released a statement explaining what led to the incidence through its Public Relations Officer, […]

In a bid to enforce registration compliance, a staff of Federal Palace Hotel , one Ahmed, was allegedly brutalized and injured by the NIHOTOUR Compliance Enforcement Team. According to report, he may not see with the eye again. It was alleged that the staff had his eyes battered by the enforcement team and had to […]