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Nasarawa Tourism Commissioner Visits Kangiwa

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5 years ago

April 23, 2021

…. Gets Nod For Manpower Training

Joel Ajayi

The Director-General Of The National Institute For Hospitality And Tourism (NIHOTOUR) Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa, Received In Audience, The Nasarawa State Commissioner For Culture And Tourism Mr. Shammah Dogo At The Headquarter Office Of The Institute In The Efforts To Fine Tune Plans For Capacity Building Of The State’s Tourism Personnel.

Receiving Mr. Dogo In His Office, Kangiwa Reiterated The Importance Of Personnel Training And Professionalism In The Hospitality And Travel Tourism Industry For Any Government To Make Meaningful Headway In The Growth And Development Of Its Tourism Potentials As A Viable Sector Of The Economy.

Kangiwa Noted That Nasarawa State Is Greatly Endowed With Vast Tourism Resources Waiting To Be Harnessed For The Socio-Economic Benefits Of The People And To Effectively Do This, The State Needs Trained And Competent Personnel, ‘Reason Why Training Of Its Tourism Staff Becomes Imperative’ He Added.

He Said NIHOTOUR Is Prepared To Mobilize Its Staff And The Necessary Resources To Carry Out Training Of Tourism Staff Of The State, Particularly On Tour Guiding As Promised During A Recent Visit To The State By The Honourable Minister Of Information And Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

In His Statement During The Visit, The Nasarawa State Commissioner Of Culture And Tourism, Mr. Shammah Dogo Said The Purpose Of His Visit Was To Fine Tune Modalities And Logistics That Will Enable NIHOTOUR Conduct An Effective Training Of The State’s Tourism Staff For Optimum Results.

Mr. Dogo Said Nasarawa State Is Glad To Have The Rare Opportunity Been Offered By NIHOTOUR To Have The State Tourism Personnel Trained As Professional Tour Guides, Noting That It Will Go A Long Way In Boosting The Manpower Needs Of The State As Well As Enable It Tap From The State’s Vast Tourism Potentials For Socio-Economic Gains.

It Would Be Recalled That During His Recent Visit To The State In Company Of The NIHOTOUR Director-General, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister Of Information And Culture Promised Nasarawa State Of Federal Government’s Support To Effectively Harness And Grow The State’s Tourism Resources Especially In The Area Of Capacity Building.

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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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