Tourism

The National Tourism Transport Summit and Expo, a tourism and transportation industry combined event of the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) would hold the fifth edition in the series of the programme on April 25th and April 26th, 2022 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The theme: ‘African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Strengthening Connectivity, Effect and Partnership’ were carefully chosen on the need to enhance the development of international cooperation and partnership…

Ten years after lying prostrate, Skal International (Nigeria) came alive with the vision to work closely with both the state government and those at the federal level as well as all other relevant parastatals and government bodies overseeing the tourism sector in Nigeria to ensure growth and stability of the sector. This pledge was made by the newly inaugurated National President of Skal Nigeria, Mr. Daisi Olotu, and his executive in Lagos at the weekend….

The newly appointed National President of Skal International (Nigeria), Mr. Daisi Olotu has highlighted the nation’s enormous tourism potential, stressing that the strength of Skal members and their enormous influence could help market Nigeria as one of the leading tourists’ destinations despite challenges encountered. Olotu, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Dees Travels and Tours Limited, the travel arm of Dees Holdings would be inaugurated alongside his executives on February 11, 2022, to oversee…

The nine-man committee set up by the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to develop the first-ever Holiday Village in Africa to be cited in Lokoja has come up with an eight-point agenda on how to actualize their mandate. The committee known as Kogi State Advisory Intervention Committee on Culture and Tourism was inaugurated by the governor late last year. Arising from a meeting today, the chairman of the  Kogi State Advisory Intervention Committee, Otunba…

    The National Transportation Tourism Summit and Expo is instituted and convened by the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Tourism, the Federal Ministry of Transportation as well as the Federal Ministry of Aviation as an annual event that focusses attention on the inter-play and connectivity between tourism and transportation as well as to x-ray how comprehensibly the various stakeholders and key players in the two…

Kano State Governor,  Alhaji Abdullahi Umaru  Ganduje has emerged the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) Governor of Year Award. He bagged the award for building stronghold support based on tourism infrastructure and providing effective security architecture. Ganduje, the first recipient of the NANTA Governor of the Year Award, beat other governors in Nigeria to the award by a  poll in this category for creating an enabling environment for the growth of cultural tourism…

  The Director-General, Nigerian Cultural Tourism Community, Otunba Segun Runsewe, says identifying and appreciating contributions of individuals and corporate entities in the industry has a deep spiritual meaning and helps to keep award recipients on their toes. “Who are mine”? Otunba Runsewe quoted Jesus Christ, who desired to know from his disciples if he is on track on his Spiritual mission on earth, as a classical example of how to truly assess persons called to…

Barely two years after inaugurating Nigeria Ghana friendship Club, Otunba Segun Runsewe, President, World Craft Council (WCC), on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Capital city of Ethiopia, launched a similar brand board of tourism trade and culture club between Nigeria and Ethiopia. The event, which signaled the great impactful diplomatic relationship between Nigeria and Ethiopia, was part of the celebration of the Africa Union, formally Organization of  African Unity  (0AU), now (AU) born May 25, 1963,…

The spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, and Director-General of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Mallam Ado Yahuza have indicated interest to be  part of the prestigious National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA,) Award ceremony which comes up  next month, November 12, 2021, in Abuja While Adeshina will be inducted into the Nanta Media Hall of Fame, Ado Yahuza will be honoured with an “exemplary Public Administrator to Watch” award. About…

  A very rich diverse exhibition of Nigerian Cultural tourism engagements, captured as Treasures of our country, received Plaudits from President Muhamandu Buhari at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Thursday night. President Buhari, accompanied on the historic inspection by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha and Niyi Adebayo, Minister of Trade, commended the Director General National Council…