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Late Chief Raymond Dokpesi The Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe mourns Late Raymond Dokpesi, describing him as a patriotic Nigerian that would be remembered for a long time for his immense contributions to the development of Nigeria. Expressing shock over the regrettable death of the Late Chairman emeritus of African Independent Television, Runsewe said that Dokpesi was a very innovative, enterprising and detribalized Nigerian of uncommon courage. He noted that Dokpesi brought his wealth of knowledge and resourcefulness to bear in turning around the broadcast industry in Nigeria and pioneered the birth and phenomenal growth of the first private broadcasting in this part of the world. Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, DG, NCAC “The Dokpesi business empire he established has provided direct employment to hundreds of Nigerians, impacting their lives, reducing poverty and stimulating the socio-economic growth of our nation” Otunba said. H...

Director General, NCAC, Mr. Segun Runsewe with Ambassador of China to Nigeria, His Excellency, Cui Jianchun Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runswe, says that a new E-library and View Centre in the pipeline will capture Nigeria’s diverse cultural heritage history and link it up to about 150 countries in the world and will be situated at Nigeria's new Culture House in Abuja. The E-library/View Centre platform which is one of the positive fall out of Runsewe’s engagements in China will be strategically deployed to harness basic information, history and tradition of Nigeria cultural tourism heritage and showcasing them to global tourism community, cultural heritage experts and students of cultural studies all over the world. Fielding questions from journalists in Beijing, after a visit to the Great Wall of China, a notable heritage tourism site, Runsewe explained that the E-library/ View Centre which became a new platform to marketing natura...

Maryann Nkiru Onuoha, MD Bella Maria Travel & Tours Limited. In this interview, you will read the amazing story of how a Convent trained, Reverend Sister to be became a travel agent, got married, have wonderful family with brilliant children, holds the family together in spite of her very busy schedule and passionately runs a very robust, successful and very busy travel agency. The story of Mrs. Maryann Nkiru Onuoha will reinforce to you that hard work pays. It also captures the values of relationships as great assets to reaching your goals and achieving your dreams in life. Bella Maria Travel & Tours is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), IATA approved and it runs genuine travel and tours businesses in Nigeria.  Read on… Please, tell us about yourself, your background, education and your sojourn that landed you into Travel Business, rising to become the Managing Director of Bella Maria Travel and Tours Limited today. Was it deliberate that you’re in tra...

  Ebele Enemchukwu As though to reestablish why it has for years, retained the enviable spot as the biggest travel expo in West Africa, Akwaaba African Travel Market, once again delivered its promises to stakeholders from all over Africa who converged for the 18th time, at a single location, further lending credence to its well-thought-out payoff of being “Where Africa Meets The World." Ebele Enemchukwu with Dr. Pratt, Minister of Tourism, Sierra Leone As though to reestablish why it has for years, retained the enviable spot as the biggest travel expo in West Africa, Akwaaba African Travel Market, once again delivered its promises to stakeholders from all over Africa who converged for the 18th time, at a single location, further lending credence to its well-thought-out payoff of being “Where Africa Meets The World." Even though officially a two-day event which I had the pleasure of hosting, Akwaaba 18.0 kicked off a day earlier with a party at a private beach (Wave Beach) in ...

Organizers of the yearly Hotel Managers Conference Awards, Tojum Hospitality, has announced that the awards nominations portal for has been opened to receive nominations for this years Hotel Managers Awards. Ogeyi Place Hotel receiving Hotel Managers Award at HMC 2022 in Port Harcourt Mr. Olugbenga Sunday, MD Tojum Hospitality and Convener HMC and Awards, Speaking about the awards said that, ‘The Hotel Managers Conference and Awards I;s a prestigious platform established to recognize, honor and celebrate outstanding Hotels and Managers that have excelled in various aspects of their operations, such as guest satisfaction, quality of service, hotel, design, sustainability, innovation, and overall performance. ‘This years HMC 2023 Award have received added categories from that of last year. Last there were only 16 awards categories. For this year, a total of 21 award categories are out for nominations’, he concluded. A cross section of awardees and their awards at HMC 2022 in Port Harcour...