A former Senate Majority Leader and ex-Chairman Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that the Cross River State governorship election and presidential polls scheduled to take place next year will be won by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ndoma-Egba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and stalwart of the APC stated this in a media interview. According to him, the presidential candidate of the ruling party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has what it takes to govern Nigeria and move the country to the next level given his pedigree and record. The Senior Partner in the…
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Operators of the tourism and hospitality industry in the country have been challenged to adhere to the principles and ethics of responsible hospitality and tourism practices in their operations to curb the current spate of climate change threatening humanity globally. Distinguished Senator Nora Ladi Daduut, Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, expressed the concern while declaring open the 2022 Annual Master Lecture Series organized by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. According to a press release signed by the Director Media and Public Relations at the Institute, Mr. Ahmed…
The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro, has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the Otukpo home of a stalwart of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Abubakar, popularly known as Young Alhaji. A statement signed by Moro’s Special Assistant on New Media, Emmanuel Eche-Ofun John, indicated that “Young Alhaji’s house was torched by unknown persons causing damages to the sprawling mansion on Wednesday morning. “Senator Moro describes the incident as regrettable and very unfortunate, he says whatever propelled the arsonists to carry out the abominable act was not worth it. “The Senator appeals…
The Rotation of Power Bill being sponsored by Distinguished Senator Abba Moro, the lawmaker representing Benue South Senatorial District, on Tuesday, passed First Reading on the floor of the Senate. This was contained in a statement signed by Moro’s Special Assistant on New Media, Emmanuel Eche-Ofun John. According to the statement, “The Bill seeks to allow for rotation of political power among the Geo-political Zones, Senatorial Districts and Federal Constituencies, in Presidential, Gubernatorial, Senatorial and House of Representatives offices in Nigeria. “The Bill, when passed into law, shall address the issue of marginalization of minority ethnic groups and tribes in…
….. As NIHOTOUR Hosts 2022 World Gastronomy Day The culture of promoting Nigerian foods and cuisines for both domestic and international consumption as a means of entrenching sustainability and food security for the country has once again been stressed. Distinguished Senator (Prof) Nora Ladi Daduut and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism who made the emphasis while declaring opened the 2022 United Nations World Sustainable Gastronomy Day hosted by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) in Abuja over the weekend, said this became imperative as another avenue of promoting the nation’s rich food culture…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has reiterated the socio- economic potentials inherent in the creative arts and cultural tourism of Nigeria for foreign direct investment. Lai Mohammed who stated this through Nura Sani Kangiwa, Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), during a business development visit by a delegation of city officials and business men and women from Miami Dade County, Florida USA, to Nigeria, said Miami Dade County and Nigeria have common potentials in creative arts and culture that can be explored for the benefits of Nigeria and the United States.…
As Key Players Gear Up For 2022 Sustainable Gastronomy Day Celebration The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) is set to unveil mobile training kitchens at the 2022 World Sustainable Gastronomy Day Celebration expected to attract high level attendance by critical stakeholders of the industry at the event which opened on Saturday, 18th June 2022 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Disclosing this to newsmen at the headquarters of the Institute in Abuja, Nura Sani Kangiwa, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NIHOTOUR said NIHOTOUR acquired the mobile kitchens in order to up its skill acquisition and…
Former Senate Leader, Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has congratulated the erstwhile Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his emergence as the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu emerged the presidential flag bearer of APC after garnering 1271 votes at the party’s national convention held in Abuja. Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo came second and third with 316 and 235 votes respectively. In a statement personally signed by Ndoma-Egba, he described Asiwaju’s victory as well-deserved and a proof of his acceptance across the country.…
The member of House of Representatives, Hon. Usman Kumo has described as fake news the rumours making the round that he has left the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) for the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), saying it is the handiwork of a “faceless mischief makers”. Hon. Kumo said he remains a loyal APC member who would continue to work for the growth and success of the party. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the member representing Akko federal constituency of Gombe State said it was uncharitable for anyone to peddle such wicked rumour at a time he…
The Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, NIHOTOUR, Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, has stated the commitment of the Institute in the promotion of Grass-Root Tourism Development in the country, noting that it is where the tourism potentials of the country are domiciled. A press release signed by NIHOTOUR’s Director of Media & Public Relations, indicated that Kangiwa made the remark when he received the Chairperson of Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State Princess Surah Olayemi Animashaun at the headquarters of the Institute in Abuja. The NIHOTOUR helmsman said as part of its human capacity training and…
A Germany-based Ibadan-born chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has commiserated with Governor Seyi Makinde and the entire people of Ibadan, home and abroad, over the death of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanji Adetunji Aje Oguguniso 1. Segelu, the MD/CEO of YSEG Hotels and Suites, Ibadan, in a condolence message to the people and government of Oyo State, described the demise of Oba Adetunji, as a huge loss not only to the indigenes of Ibadan but the entire Yoruba race. He said the late Olubadan would be remembered for his act of generosity and…
The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, has said that the amendment of the Electoral Act by the National Assembly to make direct primary mode mandatory for political parties in choosing candidates for elections was a step in the right direction. Speaking in an interview, Moro, a one-time Interior Minister, wondered why anyone who means well for the advancement of democracy in the country would be opposed to the adoption of a direct primary system, which gives power to the people and a sense of belonging to the entire members of a political party. The lawmaker,…
The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said that Nigeria’s first President and foremost nationalist, late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, widely referred to as ‘The Great Zik of Africa’, was a consistent promoter and relentless advocate of national unity. Amaechi, former Governor of Rivers State, made the remark at the 2nd Igbo Nsukka Zik Annual Merit Award, organised by Igbo Nsukka United Front (INUF) with the theme: “Preserving Zik’s Legacies for National Unity”. The event which held at the Yar’Adua Centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, was in commemoration of the posthumous birthday of the…
The Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, NIHOTOUR, Nura Sani Kangiwa, has stated that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Institute and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is aimed at closing the existing data gap in the hospitality and tourism industry of the country. Kangiwa, who stated this in Abuja during the signing ceremony of the MoU with the NBS, noted that it will further deepen the statistical development of the sectoral databank necessary for planning within the tourism and hospitality industry. According to a press release signed by Mr. Ahmed Sule, Director of…
Recently, the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, under the able leadership of Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime, successfully hosted the Meeting of Union of African Shippers Councils (UASC) Committee of experts on cost and mini sensitization workshop on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Discussions at the UASC’s sensitization workshop on AfCFTA, where the need for regional trade promotion was accentuated, centred on the elimination of all elements of cost relating to delays and practices militating against smooth trade and economic growth in Africa. The constant imposition of arbitrary and high shipping charges by multinational shipping lines operating within the West and…
The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, has decried the bad state of federal roads in Benue South and lamented the poor implementation of the nation’s budget. Senator Moro made this submission on the floor of the Senate while contributing to the debate on the 2022 budget recently presented to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to his media assistant, James Amedu, the lawmaker said it was high time the country changed its strategy towards budget implementation, noting that the development had hindered the rehabilitation of federal roads in…
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure that only safe Genetically Modified Products will be allowed in the Nigerian market. The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba reiterated this commitment at a one day sensitization workshop on biosafety (genetically modified organism’s safety and regulation) in Nigeria, in Lafia the Nasarawa state capital. The Director General said that the Agency is not resting on its oars in ensuring that only safe and approved genetically modified seed and grains for food and feed processing are allowed into the Nigerian market. “Since coming…
Chief Chaka Nweze, a grassroots politician, is a chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state. He was the Pioneer Secretary of the party in the state and later Caretaker Chairman of Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state. He is also the erstwhile Vice Chairman of the state’s branch of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON). In this interview, the ex-Ebonyi APC scribe dwells on the need for a president of southeastern origin in 2023. He said the plan to lure former President Goodluck Jonathan to APC is a ploy by some northern interests in the…
A media organisation, Topflyers International, Publisher of Topflyers Magazine, is set to honour Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in their different fields of endeavour and contributed greatly to societal growth and advancement. The Magazine’s Nineth Award Ceremony is scheduled to hold on November 18, 2021, at Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. At a press conference held in Abuja to announce winners from an online poll that stretched for one month, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the media firm, Hon. Musa Yahaya, said the 2021 edition of the Award ceremony featured public office holders, Royal Fathers,…
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the raging debate as to which region between the north and south should produce the president appears to be getting hotter, with the resolution of the northern governors rejecting zoning and describing it as unconstitutional. The northern governors after a meeting with the traditional rulers in the region, at the Executive Council Chamber of the Kaduna State Government House, on Monday, said power shift is not backed by the 1999 Constitution (as amended). They are therefore wondering why their southern counterparts would insist that power must move to the south in 2023. In a…
The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Abba Patrick Moro, on Thursday, celebrated the Ere-Ononu (New Yam Festival) with the people of Ekile community, in Ado, one of the Local Government Areas in his Constituency. In his welcome address, the Ado Council Chairman, Hon. James Oche, said Senator Moro has proved to be a father and leader who loves his Constituents dearly. Oche commended the Senator for suspending all his activities in Abuja to come and celebrate with them, saying it showed how much he cared about them. The council boss assured Moro of their continued support for him at…
The Director General (DG) of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, NIHOTOUR, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa, has posited that if properly explored, adequately harnessed and well managed, the Nigerian Travel Tourism and Hospitality industry has the potential to tackle unemployment and curb the menace of insecurity bedeviling the country. A press statement made available to newsmen by Mr. Ahmed Sule, NIHOTOUR’s Director of Media and Public Relations, indicated that Kangiwa made the remark when he received Abimbola Ogunlusi, Managing Director/CEO of QMDCI Hospitality and Tourism Institute on a courtesy visit at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. According to the…
Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Benue South Senatorial District in the Red Chamber. Moro, a former Minister of Interior was elected as a senator in 2019 and he is believed to have given the best of representation to his constituents. In this interview, Moro, one of the vocal contributors to debates on the floor of the Senate, spoke on the demands for the creation of additional states, power shift agitation in Benue State and the contention as to which region should produce the president…
The Senator representing the good people of the Benue South Senatorial District, Distinguished Sen Abba Moro, has condemned in its entirety the call by a former governor of Benue State, Sen George Akume, for the declaration of state of emergency in Benue state. Sen Akume, the current minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs, had at a press conference in Abuja, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Benue state, as a way of tackling the heightened wave of insecurity in the state. According to the ex-governor, “Since Governor Ortom has consistently alleged that the security…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, August 19, 2021, released a revised list of candidates for the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State. The new list released after a meeting held by the electoral body in Abuja, contained the name of Prof. Charles Soludo as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Soludo’s name was a replacement for Michael Umeoji who was earlier listed as APGA’s candidate. INEC had in its first list of Anambra governorship candidates, recognized Umeoji as the candidate of APGA on account of a Jigawa High Court judgement in favour…
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of YSEG Hotels and Suites, Ibadan, Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has condoled with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, over the death of a prominent leader of the party, Hon. Akeeb Abass. Segelu, a chieftain of the PDP currently based in Germany, in a statement, described the late Hon. Abass as a great leader and peacemaker who played politics devoid of bitterness and contributed immensely to the advancement of Akinyele LGA. The statement reads: “I was completely shocked to hear the sad news of the passing…
Newly matriculated students of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) have been enjoined to be obedient to constituted authorities of the Institute and remain law abiding with strict adherence to the tenets of the Institute which is Centre of Excellence in the pursuit of their various professional programs for the 2020/2021 academic session and beyond. Nura Sani Kangiwa, Director General and Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO)of the Institute made the call during the Matriculation Ceremony of Students of the Institute for the 2020/2021 Academic Session in Abuja and other eight campuses across the country via Zoom streaming, According to…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for doing the needful by publishing the name of Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo and Dr. Onyekachikwu Gilbert Ibezim as the governorship and deputy governorship candidates of the party respectively for the November 6, 2021 Ananmbra State Governorship Election. In a press release made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday and signed by the APGA’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Tex Okechukwu, the party expressed joy that after several weeks of suspense and confusion, INEC had brought some respite by obeying the Kano Court of Appeal judgment.…
The Director General (DG) of National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said biosecurity has become a global matter that needed to be given greater attention with the eruption of different diseases due to infectious organisms like the novel Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19. The Director General stated this at the Second Review Meeting of the Draft National Biosecurity Policy and Action Plan held in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) in Abuja. Ebegba said the issue of biosecurity had become more eminent, while applauding the WHO for the consistent support it has given to the Biosafety agency…
Former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has joined other eminent personalities to salute the former Military President and Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, popularly known as IBB, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Ndoma-Egba, an erstwhile Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in a congratulatory message to the ex-Military leader, described him as a courageous officer, who was never scared to take decisions no matter how contentious they appeared to be, so long as he was convinced they were in the nation’s best interest. The message reads: “I congratulate our former Military President General Ibrahim…
