Following the just concluded coronation of the 39th Oba of Benin, A chat down with Prince Omoregbe Erediauwa of Benin – brother to the new king and CEO of Hexagon Networks – who was actively involved in the coronation planning to talk about the impact of the newly enthroned king, Oba Ewaure II on travel and tourism […]
A popular and historic city in Akwa Ibom State, Ikot Ekpene also referred to as “raffia city”, is largely regarded as a citadel of arts. The city derives its name from the village of Ikot Ekpene which originally was made up of ten families with a long and rich history. However, it is now mainly inhabited by the Anang people […]
The retrogressive place of Nigeria's tourism sector in African ranking is worrisome and a cause for concern considering the inherent capacity of the sector to contribute in no small measure to the socio-economic development of the country. Recently, in a paper titled, "'Tourists, gas propeller of socio-economic and political growth," to mark the World Tourism […]
For its contribution to the promotion of African culture by sponsoring the , Oke’Badan Festival, which commenced this week in Ibadan, Oyo state, telecommunications giant Globacom has been recognized by the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Sally Mbanefo. In a speech delivered on her behalf by a senior official of NTDC, Ody […]
Over 900 participants, including over 45 Ministers and Vice Ministers of Tourism and unwtoCulture, international experts, speakers and guests from 100 countries, gathered at the UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to explore and advance new partnership models between tourism and culture (4-6 February 2015). Tourism, moving more than one […]
