As the government seeks additional income from the non-oil sector, ANNA OKON takes a look at the nation’s festivals, heritage sites as veritable sources of revenue. Nigeria is a culturally rich nation. The country’s festivals and heritage sites are well documented tourist attraction to people all over the world. A visitor to Cross River State […]
The Executive Governor of Cross River Prof. Ben Ayade has appointed Mr. Ikechi Uko of Jedidah Promotions as consultant to help internationalise Carnival Calabar in 2015. Mr. Ikechi Uko also the organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos, Accra Weizo in Ghana and Africa Bantaba in Atlanta, Georgia was hired to extend the flavour […]
The Calabar Festival is indisputably the biggest and longest multi-dimensional, multi-faceted tourism leisure and entertainment programme in West Africa. Thirty-two days of exciting events, colorful activities and unprecedented yearly participation by close to a million people from all over the world. A festive season that started at the turn of the Millennium has grown in […]
