Culture and Tourism
We’ll continue to support Cote D’Ivoire Day celebration in Nigeria-Envoy
The Ambassador of Cote D’ ivoire to Nigeria, in Abuja, Kalilou Traoré, said he would continue to support the celebration of ‘Cote D’ivoire Cultural Day in Nigeria.
The ambassador said the event is an occasion to franchising with Ivorian community and Nigerian Attiéké to celebrate cultural patrimony of Côte D’ivoire Day.
According to the ambassador, this is an avenue to foster better relations through the indigenous food called ‘attieke’.
“This is a very good day to franchise with organizers of the event and owner of Attiéké Republic; this is an occasion to celebrate cultural patrimony of Côte D’ivoire to Nigeria.
” This is also an occasion to show fraternity, to show many exhibition in makers and sellers arts, sculptures, designers, Ivorian wrapper, gastronomy (especially Attiéké food),” he said.
He commended the organiser of the event for “this wonderful initiative” , adding that they will continue to promote Ivorian culture in Nigeria.
“This event is organised to promote Cote D’Ivoire Cultural Day. I want to thank the organiser of ‘Attiéké Republic’ for the wonderful initiative.
“We will continue to encourage him to elevate the culture of Cote D’Ivoire; I will continue to support him as the ambassador.
“We also make sure this event is well known in every part of Nigeria, to all ECOWAS people, diplomacy people; this is to strengthen our relationship with Nigerians,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the second edition of the event also tagged ‘Cote D’Ivoire Cultural Day”, is organized by the Attiéké Republic restaurant in conjunction with the embassy and ECOWAS.
The theme of the event is ‘Our culture, our identity’.
The event featured different Ivorian delicacies such as attiéké with roasted or smoked or fried fish, attiéké with chicken Banga soup, groundnut soup, white rice, millet pap, among others.
He said the edition was more interesting than the first, saying he was happy that the ambassador attended in person to be part of the event.
“The ambassador could not come in the first edition and he was well represented but in this edition, he came in person, this made my day for seeing him here.
He said the event was designed to hold every three months, to have a good relationship with Nigerians.
Stephanie Seudo, the wife of the organizer, said she was happy to see the crowd celebrating the event.
“I especially thank the media for making our day and publishing the event, we have greater events ahead of us,” she said.
The event was attended by some people from the ECOWAS secretariat, American embassy, European Union and the Ivorian community.
The event is to showcase the musical, social, cultural art, and other ways of unifying communities of different cultures in Nigeria.
Attiéké is a native food of Cote D’Ivoire, which had also spread to different countries like Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Gambia and Nigeria.
It has been used to foster community relations and cultural exchanges.
Creative Industry
NTDA, NIHOTOUR Strengthen Partnership at Joint Management Retreat
The Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) and the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) recently held a joint management retreat at Ibeto Hotel, Abuja. The retreat brought together key management officials from both agencies to foster collaboration, address industry challenges, and develop strategies for advancing Nigeria’s tourism and hospitality sector.
Speaking at the event, the Director-General of NIHOTOUR, Aare Dr. Abisoye Fagade, expressed excitement about the retreat and urged management staff of both agencies to engage in meaningful discussions to find lasting solutions to shared challenges. “We need to focus on strengthening inter-agency synergy between NTDA and NIHOTOUR”, he said. He also emphasized on the importance of teamwork in achieving sustainable growth for the sector.
The Director-General of NTDA, Chief Folorunsho Coker, called for stronger collaboration between the two agencies, stating, “It is time for collaboration, not competition.” He also highlighted the critical role of technology in transforming Nigeria’s tourism and hospitality industry, urging stakeholders to embrace digital innovations to enhance service delivery and global competitiveness.
The joint management retreat served as a platform for knowledge sharing, strategy alignment, and renewed commitment to the growth of Nigeria’s tourism and hospitality landscape. It reinforced the shared vision of both agencies to position Nigeria as a top destination for local and international tourists.
The retreat yielded actionable strategies that will drive growth and innovation in the tourism and hospitality industry.
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