The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has written to the Minister of Culture, Arts, Tourism and Creative Economy, Mrs. Hannatu Musawa demanding the immediate review and overhaul of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) Establishment Act 2022, saying the act is currently creating crises inContinue Reading
Runsewe Calls for Truce in Tourism Sector, Urges Stronger Public-Private Collaboratio Olusegun Runsewe, Nigeria’s former chief executive of culture and tourism agencies, has called for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict within the cultural tourism sector regarding the regulatory policy by the National Institute for Hospitality and TourismContinue Reading
Hotel Registration: NHCI condemns NIHOTOUR’s unprofessional conduct, arrest of operators …urges Tinubu to call Fagade to order The unprofessional conduct of the National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) over its arrest of some hotel personnel and disruption of their operations in Lagos last week has been condemned.Continue Reading
NIHOTOUR Calls for Calm Engagement After Field Officer Provoked During Lagos Compliance Exercise On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, during a scheduled compliance and standardization exercise by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, a moment of tension arose between a hotel staffContinue Reading
Taraba partners La Campagne on construction of five new tourist attractions … projects 100 million tourists in five years …releases 790 hectares of land to La Campagn/Motherland Beckons By Tunde Akano Taraba State Governor Dr Agbu Kefas has signaled a new dawn for tourism development andContinue Reading
Hotel Registration: Enforcement Team batters hotel staff. ….. NIHOTOUR says hoteliers complying By Tunde Akano The enforcement of the hotel registration exercise being carried out by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) turned bloody Wednesday in Lagos as one Ahmed was allegedly brutalised and injured by the ComplianceContinue Reading
Oshiomhole denies disrupting Air Peace operations … says he fought exploitation of Nigerians. By Tunde Akano ABUJA – Former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, APC, Edo North, has denied disrupting Air Peace operations as being alleged. He said, contrarily, he was against the airlineContinue Reading
By Tunde Akano The Hotel Owners and Managers Association of Lagos (HOMAL) has decried the disruption in businesses and arrest of its members in Lagos by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR). NIHOTOUR’s action, according to the institute, was over the non-compliance with its directiveContinue Reading
