Tag: Tourism
Ambode targets job creation, tourism through sports
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has reiterated his administration’s commitment to use sports as a veritable tool that would…
Ambode Vows To Transform Lagos To Tourism, Entertainment Hub
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has assured residents that the State Government will not collect any toll at the…
Cancer And Ambode’s Birthday Wish
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The world is grappling with many challenges. Terrorism has heightened the fear of insecurity across the globe. Globally,…
Indonesia bars Australians from new visa-free list
Indonesia will soon allow tourists from an additional 30 countries to visit without a visa, a minister said, but neighbouring…
Tourism As Alternative Revenue Spinner
As the reality of continuous fall in the price of crude oil dawns on the nation, the tourism sector with…
Focus on tourism development, Nigerians urge govt
Residents of Lokoja, Kogi, has called on government at all levels to focus more attention on the development of the…
3 dead, 11 missing after tourism vessel capsizes in Brazil
Search and rescue teams on Thursday combed the Paraguay River in search of 11 tourists still missing a day after…
Osun assembly considers hotel, tourism bill
The Osun House of Assembly has begun the process of a legislation on a private bill to regulate activities of…
Nigeria turns to beauty spots to revive tourism
Birdwatchers often go to extreme lengths to spot a rare species, even travelling to the westernmost of Alaska’s Aleutian islands.…
Osun projects improved revenue from tourism
The Special Adviser on Culture and Tourism to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Oladipo Soyode, on Friday said that tourism…
Terrorism killing Kenya’s tourism industry, says Kenyatta
(Reuters) – Kenya’s vital tourism sector is “on its knees” after attacks by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants carried out in…
Lagos Tackles FG Over Tourism Master Plan
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State and Federal Governments are currently at war over plans by the Federal Government to impose…
Plateau approves N2bn makeover for Wildlife Park
The Plateau Government has approved N2 billion for the rehabilitation and expansion of Jos Wildlife Park in 2014, an official…
Lagos Clamps Down On Hotels, Restaurants
The Lagos State Government has begun to clampdown on unregistered hotels, restaurants and tourism establishments in the state following their…
Nigeria 9th most visited country in Africa
Despite threats of terrorism in Northern Nigeria and kidnapping of locals and foreigners, Nigeria is the ninth most visited country…