TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE HON MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, IN ABUJA ON THURSDAY, 26MARCH 2020Good afternoon gentlemen, and welcome to this press conference, called to update you on the measur...
3. However, we are determined to be more aggressive in enforcing the measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus, such as:- Social distancing- Contact t...
The spiraling negative impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria’s hospitality and tourism sectors led the current leadership of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) to embark on sensitization visits to tourism faci...
FTAN President, who spoke with travel and tourism reporters in Abuja, said “the global tourism industry is one of the most adversely affected by this rampaging cor...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a travel ban on 13 countries in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus). The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha made the announcement at a media briefing on We...
The affected countries are the United State of America, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Iran, Switzerland, Norway, Netherland, France, South Korea, Germany, Ital...
United States of America, through its consulate in Lagos, has expressed its readiness to partner Osun Government to develop the state’s tourism sector.US Consular General, Ms Claire Pierangelo, said this on 11th March 2020 when she and her ...
Pierangelo, who was conducted round the groove by the Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Adebisi Obawale, was marvelled by the trends of cultural displays at th...
The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has expressed confidence that Nigeria’s health officials’ effort at containing the Corona Virus would be suc...
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According to the first comprehensive report on global tourism numbers and trends of the new decade, the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, this represents the ten...
The looting of shops and the shutdown of several central business districts in several South African cities has unleashed violence...
A Tourism master plan is important to the development of the Tourism sector. Especially, in Nigeria where the Tourism sector has b...
I hope the jury is not closed on the need for a Federal Ministry of Tourism in Nigeria? Personally, I believe there are several l...
The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has once again charged President Muhammadu Buhari to delineate, prioritiz...
It is stale news that Nigeria's tourism industry is grossly under-developed, no thanks to successive governments economic misadven...
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