The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced plans to launch a new Single Travel Emergency Passport (STEP) — a biometric travel document designed to assist Nigerians abroad whose passports have expired, been lost, or stolen, enabling them to return home safely and verifiably. Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, made this known during the READ MORE
Category: Tourism
AfCFTA unveils forum, festival to boost intra-African tourism, creativity
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has unveiled an initiative aimed at strengthening intra-African creative collaboration and tourism. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the platform, AfCFTA Forum and Festival on Tourism, Creatives and Cultural Industries, was launched on Friday in Lagos. The launch marked the official unveiling of the READ MORE
Nigeria: President Tinubu commissions renovated National Theatre, says no honour too Soyinka
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that renaming the renovated National Theatre after Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was a fitting way to honour the legacy of a man of many parts, whose works have permanently put Nigeria on the global stage in terms of the creative industry and human rights advocacy. He expressed READ MORE
President Tinubu never stopped the 5-year non-immigran US citizens
Contrary to misinformation and fake news circulating online, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has never stopped issuing 5-year multiple-entry visas for US citizens, in accordance with the principle of subsisting bilateral agreements and reciprocity. Immediately after assuming office, President Tinubu’s administration issued a service-wide directive that Nigeria implement all bilateral agreements with other nations and READ MORE
Lagos joins African cultural festival to drive tourism, deepen diaspora ties
*Sanwo-Olu endorses initiative, says it is catalyst for economic growth The Lagos State Government has announced a strategic partnership with African Cultural Festival ahead of its 2025 edition. The international cultural exchange themed, “Africa to the World: Culture, Creativity, and Collaboration,” will begin with countdown activities across Lagos in July, and lead up READ MORE
President Tinubu says the scholarship scheme for OECS students to study in Nigerian universities begins next academic year
President Bola Tinubu announced that the scholarship programme for students from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to study in Nigerian universities will commence in the next academic year. At a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Philip J. Pierre, following a high-level working luncheon with OECS leaders in READ MORE
Nigeria: FCTA renames ICC Tinubu Centre, cancels free services
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday announced the renaming of the Abuja International Conference Centre as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre. This came as President Tinubu reopened the renovated facility and directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to pay for its use to ensure its upkeep and READ MORE
SMEs, vendors commend LASG for success of Lagos Tourism NBC Trade Fair
* Say 2025 edition records surpass last year’s N1.3 billion generated income *Over 100,000 people attended, creative economy boosted sales generation for participating brands – Aregbe As the three-day Lagos Tourism NBC Trade Fair ended on Sunday, the Lagos State Government has been commended for supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs READ MORE
Tourism: Ogun State govt shuts Olumo rock
The Ogun State Government has announced that the Olumo Rock tourist complex in Abeokuta will be closed on Monday. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Hon. Sesan Fagbayi, the temporary closure is to give room for renovation and facelift of the facility. Fagbayi stated that the development was READ MORE
Lagos Tourism to host Nigeria’s biggest SMEs trade fair with N5b sales target
*Aregbe reaffirms govt’s commitment to supporting local businesses, entrepreneurs The 2025 Lagos Tourism NBC Trade Fair is set to become Nigeria’s largest trade and commerce gathering, with an anticipated ₦5 billion in sales, over 220 vendors, and an expected 75,000 attendees in three days. The second edition of this partnership between Naija Brand READ MORE
Nigeria govt plans global cultural festival, eyes $20bn investment
The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated an eight-member Inter-Ministerial Committee to oversee the planning and execution of the African Global Festival Nigeria, a cultural initiative aimed at showcasing country’s rich heritage while driving economic diversification, with projected $20bn investments. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator READ MORE
Nigeria: FG plans tourism hub to boost diaspora investment
Nigeria’s Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, on Monday, announced that the Federal Government is developing a Diaspora City to enable citizens abroad to invest and reconnect with their roots. Musawa made this known in Abuja during the announcement of the Motherland 2025 initiative. She noted that the ministry READ MORE
Lagos confirms $71.6m from Detty December 2024
Lagos State once again proved why it is the tourism and entertainment capital of Africa with an extraordinary December 2024 season as it generated over $71.6 million in revenue across tourism, hospitality, and entertainment sectors. During the season tagged ‘Detty December’, hotels alone accounted for over $44 million, while short-let apartments contributed over $13 READ MORE
LASRAB holds one-day stakeholders’ conference on cultural heritage of Lagos
…Shasore, Fagbohun lead talks, DG LASRAB urges virtual participation In a bid to facilitate a robust understanding of the State’s cultural heritage and evolution, the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau, LASRAB will on Thursday hold a one-day symposium. The symposium which is a hybrid event with the theme “Lagos: Bridging Knowledge and Unraveling History”, READ MORE
Lagos reiterates continuous support for SMES as Lagos tourism, NBC 3-day trade fair ends
Participants laud Sanwo-Olu, State govt We have used entertainment to push Lagos brand, says Idris Aregbe Following the success and remarkable achievements recorded at the three-day Lagos Tourism and Naija Brand Chick Trade Fair, which ended on Sunday, the Lagos State Government, has reiterated its commitment to continuously support Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) to READ MORE