The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has said that the aviation sector is collapsing but the federal government is determined to revamp the sector to meet international standard. Sirika said this when Guillemette Jaffrin and Bayo Oyewole, from the World Bank, visited him in his office in Abuja to discuss the possibility of […]
A consortium of travel agencies midwife by Travel Investment Company Limited (TICO) has admitted that the Nigerian travel and tourism industry is recorded high by activities involving the movement of people from one place to another. The group noted that the tangible elements include transportation, accommodation, and other components of the hospitality industry. To them, […]
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 […]
Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has acknowledged the huge potentials of the hospitality sector, saying that the industry was capable of generating huge revenues for the state. Ambode stated this at the official commissioning of The George, a hospitality centre in Ikoyi, Lagos, adding that his administration would access the opportunities in the sector. […]
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) is considering converting its trailer parks across the country into a hub for commercial activities in addition to parking of trailers. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of FERMA, Engr. Gabriel Amuchi, on Tuesday, June 16, during inspection of two culvert and bridge washout in Katsina state. He […]
Aviation industry operators have agreed that one of the major problems dwindling the fortunes of the sector is the inability of the federal government to maintain continuity in policies and execution of projects. The consequence of this, according to them is that the sector, which is the most regulated in the world, has been adversely […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has come up with a N14 trillion investment plan to develop the country’s aviation industry in the short, medium and long term as part of measures to build the sector up to a standard that can compete with other countries in passenger growth and also contribute to the Gross Domestic […]
