Foreign diplomats are expected to grace this year’s edition of the Akwaaba African Travel Market, just as World Bank has reportedly confirmed its participation.

Suntan Beach, Badagry_ venue of the Grand Finale of “Olokun Festival 2010”__ is wearing a new look ahead of the event scheduled for Saturday.

The Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, Otunba Segun Runsewe who doubles as the Chairman of the Ministerial Committee on Operation and Management of Parks in the Federal Capital Territory has said that new guidelines for the peration of Parks within the FCT will soon emerge.

Alhaji Munzali Dantata, the Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), has called for the implementation of the master plan for the tourism industry.

As the organisers of the annual World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry, has promised that this year’s edition billed for next month will be the catalyst for even more travel industry business deals than ever before, the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation has also promised to surpass the gains of previous outings.

South African Tourism has appointed five new trade partners in Nigeria to promote and sell affordable travel packages to South Africa in a drive to increase Nigerian business and leisure arrivals.

Interswitch Limited, Nigeria’s premier transaction switching and e-payment processing firm, has acquired a controlling stake in Bankom Limited, Uganda’s only licensed interbank switch.

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of the Standard Bank Group has opened 70 branches in the last ten months, demonstrating its resolve to bring banking services closer to the public and increase its hold in the retail-end of the industry.

Two recent proposals are being discussed at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with brokers and regulators that have far reaching implications for the market that will also have a revolutionary effect on investor confidence and trading at the Exchange.

The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Oyo State says 20 manufacturers of fake drugs were arrested within the last 10 months.

Some Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of companies in Nigeria on Wednesday identified weak corporate and individual regulatory framework as the cause of collapsed corporate governance in the country.

Charles Okah, younger brother to the embattled ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Mr. Henry Okah, his son, and five other accused persons were Wednesday dragged before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja by heavily armed operatives of the State Security Services, SSS, over their alleged involvement in the October 1 twin-bomb blast that marred Nigeria’s independence day anniversary celebrations

Nigeria Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) has embarked on its warehouse expansion project which is expected to be completed at the end of March 2011.

CHAIRMAN Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega has assured that his electoral body would come up with steps to deliver a credible election next year.

NIGERIANS in Diaspora under the auspices of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GEJ, 2011 Diaspora Support Group, Europe chapter, have called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to implement to the letter, its recent announcement that only corrupt-free candidates without any illegal baggage would be nominated in the party’s primaries as standard-bearers for the various political offices in the next elections.