Creative Industry
N-Power initiative most successful social intervention For youth empowerment-Dr Gwarzo
Jeph Olabisi
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo has applauded the Federal Government’s ongoing N-Power training programs across the country as one of the most successful social intervention schemes for youth empowerment in Sub Saharan Africa targeted at the vulnerable youths for social inclusion in national growth and development.
He made the statement through Mr. Okon Nsikak, Team Lead N-Power National, at the award ceremony of Best Facility Training and Coordination Centres of the N-Build Hospitality Trades for the N-Power Training scheme across the country of the Ministry in collaboration with Council organizations of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHIOTOUR) and the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) held in Abuja, said Centres that performed well should be encouraged so that more centres will work towards putting in their utmost best in the training schedules of the N-Power Scheme.
While congratulating the three Training Centres for emerging best out of the more than 260 Centres in the country, the Permanent Secretary commended the efforts of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism NIHOTOUR, and the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria ITPN, for the successes the scheme has recorded particularly in Hospitality Trade training and empowerment of Nigerian youths since the commencement of the scheme in 2016. In his welcome address at the occasion, Chief Abiodun Odusanwo, National President of the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN), expressed the appreciation of the Institute for the recognition and opportunity offered it for the training which he said is the result of a fruitful partnership midwifed by the Ministry in the form of a public and private sector collaboration to grow hospitality trades and professional practice in the country.
The Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Nura Sani Kangiwa, who was represented at the occasion by Hajiya Maryam Inuwa, Head of Legal Unit, said the place for professional training and competency tests in the tourism and hospitality trades cannot be over stressed, noting that NIHOTOUR is very glad to be part of the training exercise for youth empowerment in the N-Power training program which is meant to instill practical skills and quality professional conducts on the trainees.
The Three Training Centres that emerged best among the several other training Centres are; The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism NIHOTOUR, Benin Zonal Campus, Edo State, South South under the leadership of the Coordinator, Bello Marcus; Doris House of Bridal and Vocational Training Centre, Maiduguri, Borno State, North East with Doris Ibrahim Bulama as the Proprietress and Nexus 318 Hospitality Redemption Centre, Ibadan – Oyo state, South West represented by Mr. Olufemi Falebita, and were presented with Certificates of Excellence by Special Guests at the occassion.
Creative Industry
FG Backs MyCityApp Launch of 100-Day Tourism Calendar to Drive $100bn Economic Growth
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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