The ancient city of Calabar is known for its clean and green status with a serene environment that creates an ambiance of beauty for tourists and residents in the state.

Spain is not discussing any travel corridor with Britain, a Spanish foreign ministry source told Reuters on Tuesday. The foreign ministry declared after a UK tourism lobby group said corridors allowing unrestricted movement with a number of countries would open from June 29. With the summer fast approaching, a key question is whether and how […]

The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has renewed its commitment to the UNWTO guidelines for effective re-opening and recovery of the tourism sector. Mr Folorunsho Coker, the Director-General of the corporation, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Coker acknowledged that the tourism sector was […]

By Kingsley Ighobor Up to 20 million jobs in the formal and informal sectors in Africa could be lost because of COVID-19, according to a new study by the African Union. Released in early April, the study found that foreign direct investment (FDI), tourism receipts and remittance flows will also suffer significant declines as the […]

Federal government says it is prioritising the Nigerian tourism sector because it believes that the sector with its huge potentials would in the nearest future be the next oil and gas in revenue generation for the country.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, has said that the state government was prepared to collaborate with the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC, to strengthen tourism in the state and in Nigeria. Speaking, during a visit to the Director-General of the NTDC, Mr Folorunsho Coker, alias, […]

Hands-over four theatres for operation By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stressed that Hus administration will stop at nothing to continually explore the tourism potentials of the state and also enhance its economic gains for the benefits of its entire residents. This came as the state government on Wednesday took possession […]

Nigeria, Ghana and 52 other partners are collaborating with United Arab Emirates (UAE) in its multi-city tourism walk show, tagged ‘Dubai Tourism’, across major cities in West Africa. Mr Salim Dahman, Head of Campaigns/Africa at the Dubai Tourism, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in […]

By George Ukadike THE tourism sector is expected to drive Africa’s economic growth following the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, AfCFTA, through its travel and hospitality subsectors. This can be attributed to the progressive contribution of the two sectors to the continent’s GDP, from 7.8 per cent in 2016; 8.1 per cent in 2017 to […]

US-based Travel outfit, JetBlack Travel Group, founded by a Nigerian, Dr. Alkexander Oladele has never curated travel to Nigeria for certain technical reasons. In this interview with AYO ONIKOYI he lists what the country can do to attract travellers and tourists. Excerpt: