The Chairman, International Tourism and Investment Conference (ITIC) and ex Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Dr. Taleb Rifai, will be discussing sustainable investment for the Middle East’s travel and tourism sector at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) virtual. The summit titled ‘Restructuring to Attract Sustainable Development and Customers in the New […]
Nigerians travelling to UK to spend 28 days in quarantine
*as enforcement of UK new law Nigerians visiting to the United Kingdom (UK) from June 8 will spend 28 days in quarantine. The new UK quarantine law which kicks on that day expects a mandatory quarantine for both residents and visitors. Passengers arriving in the UK by plane, ferry or train – including UK nationals […]
Here lies Queen of Sheba
The V-shaped demarcation is just about seven feet. The area is protected by eight pillars, four on both sides. At the head of the demarcation is a metal gate. There is nothing unique or out of place about this place only that great efforts had been taken to preserve and keep the place. This, the […]
World Tourism at Standstill as 100 Per cent of Countries Impose Travel Restrictions
COVID-19 has placed the whole world on lock-down, with new research from the World Tourism Organization showing that 100 per4 cent of global destinations continue to have restrictions on travel in place, and 72 per cent have completely closed their borders to international tourism. From the start of the crisis, the United Nations specialized agency […]
Stalk-holders Call for COVID-19 Committee on Tourism
*Tourism industry needs N150b Stalk-holders in the tourism industry have called the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to, as a matter of urgency, set up a COVID-19 tourism committee just like the one for the creative sector. This, they say, has become necessary in the light of tourism and hospitality sector being […]
Civil War Artifacts
Nigeria gradually losing them all January 15, 2019 marked the 49th anniversary of the end of the Nigerian civil war. The generation that took active parts in the war, particularly in the South East, then part of the defunct Biafra Republic, is gradually dying out. To many young men in the South East, the civil […]
Ijala: Delta State community where the Kings never die
Where trees serve as eternal tombstones In the Royal Cemetery, Ijala, Delta State of Nigeria, the Itsekiris have a place that comes close to the Valley of Kings in Egypt. It is a grove known as Ijala and it has a history that is 520 years old with about 18 kings buried in it. However, […]
Kigali Genocide Memorial:
Horror chambers that teach peace. Can there be closure to painful memories of the past? Can one ever overcome the horror of a bad dream that became reality, having loved ones hacked to death and their bodies disposed of in the most undignifying manner? Kigali Genocide Memorial in the Rwandan capital is pitched at the […]