Creative Industry

Kangiwa Pledges Support To Servicom For Effective Service Delivery At NIHOTOUR

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5 years ago

April 21, 2021

Joel Ajayi

The Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa has pledged the commitment of his administration to support SERVICOM in the effective service delivery of the core mandate of the Institute.

Kangiwa who made the pledge during the inauguration of the NIHOTOUR Unit of Service Compact with all Nigerians, said SERVICOM remains a critical value chain in the effective and efficient service delivery that meets the yearnings and aspirations of the Nigerian citizens, noting that the people deserve better quality service which SERVICOM was meant to mitigate in fulfilling the compact government has with the people.

He said the onus is on all MDAs as public institutions to ensure that people get the best of service they deserve from all segments of governance as a way to better the lives and living conditions of the Nigerian people and called on all hands to be on deck to carry out the mandate of NIHOTOUR as the apex public Travel Tourism and Hospitality training Institute in the country to move the industry to the next level.

Performing the inauguration of the newly constituted Members of the NIHOTOUR SERVICOM Unit, Mrs. Nnenna Akajemeli, National Coordinator and Chief Executive Performing the inauguration of the newly constituted members of the NIHOTOUR SERVICOM Unit, Mrs. Nnenna Akajemeli, National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of SERVICOM applauded the management of NIHOTOUR under Alhaji Kangiwa for reviving and strengthening the hitherto moribund Unit in the Institute because of his recognition of the efficacy of SERVICOM as a critical value chain in effective service delivery by government agencies and institutions.

Mrs. Akajemeli noted that SERVICOM is a vital and critical value chain in ensuring that MDAs give quality services that the people deserve as well as make the people demand the best services they need and expect from government via mitigations that ensure the best for government and the governed in balancing a healthy relationship that promotes harmony.

She called on the members sworn in as touch bearers of SERVICOM in NIHOTOUR to live above board in ensuring that the Institute gives the best service delivery to its customers in line with its core mandate and to the satisfaction of the benefiting populace.

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FG Backs MyCityApp Launch of 100-Day Tourism Calendar to Drive $100bn Economic Growth

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2 weeks ago

September 15, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Federal Government has thrown its weight behind the launch of MyCityApp, a Nigerian city discovery and tourism platform designed to aggregate festivals, concerts, cultural events and lifestyle experiences into a single digital calendar.

The platform, which flags off the 100-Day Tourism Calendar, was unveiled on Monday at the Ember2Remember National Stakeholders’ Conference in Victoria Island, Lagos, with the initiative targeting Nigeria’s estimated $100 billion tourism and creative economy opportunity.

In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Media and Publicity Adviser to the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the ministry said the conference was aimed at mobilising public and private stakeholders to transform the September-to-December festive period into jobs, investment and economic growth.

Speaking at the unveiling, the Minister, Hannatu Musa Musawa, said millions of visitors travel across Nigeria every year to celebrate, reconnect and experience the country’s diverse culture, stressing that the festive season could be deliberately organised and monetised to strengthen tourism’s contribution to the economy.

“This initiative is about moving beyond the traditional concept of a festive season. It is about deliberately organising, packaging, promoting, and monetising one of the most economically active periods in our national calendar,” Musawa said.

She noted that every visitor generates economic activity across several sectors, including aviation, transportation, hospitality, restaurants, entertainment, retail, technology, artisans and local communities.

The Minister commended MyCityApp Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Ifeoma Chukwu, for her vision and commitment to the initiative.

She urged state governments, event organisers, tourism operators, hospitality businesses and other stakeholders to list their festivals, concerts, exhibitions, food experiences, cultural celebrations, fashion and sporting events on the national calendar.

Musawa said the platform would enable Nigerians, members of the diaspora and international visitors to discover tourism and entertainment experiences across the country from a single, credible source.

Earlier, Chukwu said Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and creative sector provided enormous opportunities for tourism-driven economic growth.

She cited the contributions of tourism to the economies of countries such as Spain, France and the United States, arguing that Nigeria could equally build a $100 billion tourism economy.

Also present were Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Toke Benson-Awoyinka; Enugu State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Ugochi Madueke; NCAC Director-General, Obi Asika; National Gallery of Art Director-General, Ahmed Sodangi; ARCON Director-General, Dr Olalekan Fadolapo; and MTN Nigeria CEO, Dr Karl Toriola.

MyLagosApp and MyCityApp will serve as the digital engines of the calendar, distributing events through a 360-degree media ecosystem to audiences in Nigeria and the diaspora.

Stakeholders were encouraged to upload their events on MyCityApp to participate in the national tourism calendar urging them to upload events on http://www.MyCityApp.io.

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