Tourism

    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…

    The Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Federal Capital Territory Administration, the organized private sector and relevant organizations and critical stakeholders in the travel, tourism and transportation sectors has concluded arrangements for the hosting of the fourth edition of the International Tourism, Transportation Summit and Expo 2021. With the theme: Tourism Transportation Connectivity and…

The newly elected Executive of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) have been assured of greater cooperation to move the association to higher heights. The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe gave the assurance in Abuja today when the newly elected Executive of the Federation paid him a courtesy call in his office. The Director General who felt highly honoured said the visit which was timely, attested that…

In a bid to build a virile tourism sector, Skal Club has collaborated with Lagos Tourism Board on the new Lagos State tourism Road map. Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile Yusuf has equaled the partnership with the travel trade partners-Skal Club. The road map was discussed at the just concluded Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and culture Stakeholders Forum held in Ikeja. Various experts and tourism professional…

  Senate Committee Chairman and immediate former Governor of Imo state,  Rochas Okorocha, said time had come for the leadership of National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) to share its template of progressive electoral transition process devoid of rancrour in the past 45 years with Nigeria. Okorocha charged NANTA to spread its wings of collaboration and partnership in Initiating legacy projects that focuses on children and use same as spring board for cultural exchanges,…