It was all celebrations and thanksgiving to God for the life and time of the late Prophet T.B. Joshua, as members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) worldwide, friends and religious tourists from Botswana, Argentina, South Africa, and other parts of the world gathered to give thanks to God for the life of […]
Ancestry documentary team meets Ataoja of Osogbo for private screening, endorsement
Key players in the conservation of the Osogbo forest (grove) and its diverse cultural legacy convened for the first private screening of the “Ancestry Documentary Film,” recently held in the Osogbo community. Ancestry is a documentary on Osun grove that focuses on the harmonious interface between man, nature and his culture. The Ancestry team got […]
Tourism Minister, Ade-John, tours Obudu Mountain Resort
Minister for Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John and her team had paid a visit to Obudu Mountain Resort to inspect ongoing renovation of the world class resort being undertaken by the new concessionaires for the resort. The Minister, who was accompanied by highly team that included the Cross State Commissioners for Tourism and officials of OMR […]
Lagos engages tourism stakeholders on critical sectoral issues
Lagos State government’s Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the private sector tourism industry practitioners in the state had an interactive engagement last week. Also in attendance were other state government agencies that interface with practitioners in one form or the other. The event held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, according to the […]
Tinubu’s 1st year performance: Ade-John scores tourism ministry 20 percent
The Minister of Tourism Mrs. Lola Ade-John has scored the performance of the tourism ministry in the first year of President Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as 20 percent. The minister said this during a live interview television show, Good Morning Nigeria, by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), to review tourism ministry in the first year of […]
Akinboboye to Tinubu: It’s time to make tourism competitive, rival other sectors
… commends Minister’s dedication President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been charged to focus on making Nigeria tourism competitive as it has the potential to rival other sectors. This was disclosed by the Founder and President of La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye in an open letter he penned to the President. He commended […]
Ex-NCAC DG, Runsewe, wins Vanguard Newspaper’s 2023 Art, Culture Icon Award.
For Otunba Segun Runsewe, ex Director General, National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC), the awards keep pouring in even after leaving office. The latest of the myriads of awards is the Vanguard 2023 awards, held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, was organised to reward excellence.Runsewe was recognised for his contributions toward revitalising […]
ITPN to partner with communication ministry on tech innovation in travel, tourism
The Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) is seeking to partner with the Federal ministry of Communication and Digital Economy to domesticate the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UN-Tourism) policy-push for digitization and technological innovation in travel tourism and hospitality operations across the country. This was disclosed by ITPN President Chief Abiodun Odusanwo during […]
Nigeria in eyes of Minister of Culture
Nigeria may be on the economic downturn, but it seems from all indications that it’s still business as usual in government circles. While the poor masses face precarious socioeconomic troubles, our government officials are going around as if the call for a deliverer, the renewed hope expectations are skewed against the poor and not […]
Nigeria, five countries to showcase cuisines at Abuja Gastronomy Festival 2024
*Spanish embassy brings celebrity Chef Marugan for master-class The management of National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), organizer of the annual NIHOTOUR Gastronomy Festival has confirmed the participation of the following diplomatic missions in Nigeria: Spain, China, Senegal, Congo DR, Trinidad and Tobago. The missions will be showcasing their countries’ foods and beverages at […]