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Thursday 5 December 2013

Tourism As Revenue Driver: How Committed Is Nigerian Government?

Minister of Culture, Tourism & National Orientation, Mr. Edem Duke

By Olumide T. Agunbiade
Nigerian governments at federal and state levels are increasingly realizing the huge potentials of tourism to galvanize economy and create new jobs. And at every opportunity, they never fail to share this ‘discovery’ with the public. But what actions are being taken by the governments to translate this promise into reality? 
Recently, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Mr. Edem Duke announced that Federal Government has been planning to diversify Nigerian economy from oil to tourism.