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A former vice chancellor of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Professor Charles Ayo, has revealed that Nigeria loses a minimum of N1 trillion to education tourism with about 75,000 Nigerians currently studying in Ghana, Benin Republic and Egypt. In his address recently at the convocation of Crawford University, Igbesa, Professor Ayo appealed to Nigerians to patronise Nigerian universities, especially ...

There are many countries in the world that attract visitors to their domain daily; these countries are many foreigners’ delight. In this article, we take a look at the top 10 most visited countries in the world. What makes certain countries so attractive to visit for non-citizens of the countries? Economics, proximity to other affluent countries, and natural and man-made ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has promised to leave a legacy of turning Nigeria’s rich tourism potentials to a tourism economy. The Guardian reports that the Minister made the pledge in Abuja on Tuesday when he received the International Tourism Adviser of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, Mr. Jim Flannery, who is in Nigeria to ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that despite the current economic recession, Nigeria’s future is bright, as the country diversifies its economy away from oil. According to Vanguard, while the Minister was speaking at a ceremony to mark the 2016 World Tourism Day in Eko Atlantic, the city that is being built on reclaimed land ...

The Nation reports that Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said yesterday that the prevailing economic recession offers a viable opportunity for the country to harness the potentials of other sectors. He identified tourism as one of the critical sectors that can revitalise the economy. The governor, who spoke at the commemoration of this year’s edition of the World Tourism Day, ...

In this article, we will share with you a list of top 5 coolest places you should visit in 2016 It is another year of possibilities and another opportunity to gain new grounds and enlarge coasts. For those who love traveling, the world can only get bigger and you list of places visited should lengthen each year. As your wish ...

Ondo State government has taken a giant leap in its tourism revolution as it has constructed the first world class hills resort. With this latest effort, the governor of the state, Olusegun Mimiko, has demonstrated his unalloyed commitment to development and promotion of tourism in the state. The newly built hills resort is built in the ancient town of Idanre, ...

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday opened the reconstructed Agodi Gardens, saying that it has the potential to generate over N500 million to the state government annually. The Gardens, now renamed “Agodi Resort and Conferences” is sited on 62 hectares of land in-between the State Government Secretariat and the popular Premier Hotel in the heart of Ibadan. Governor ...