Edited by Frank Meke
** A two-day tourism round table with the theme ” Lagos Tourism , today, yesterday and tomorrow, comes up this morning at the prestigious Eko Hotel in Victoria Island. Top industry experts have been lined up to discuss the likely direction the sector in lagos will shape, with the state governor Babajide sanwo-0lu primed to deliver the key paper. Babatunde Mesewaku, lagos state coordinator of the Institute of Tourism Professionals of Nigeria, and former Permanent Secretary, lagos state Ministry of Tourism, says the two day Professional evaluation of the tourism status of lagos, is geared towards making contributions to better delivery of the gains of the sector to lagosians.
***Date for Awori festival has been moved to December 11, 2022. At news briefing in lagos last weekend, Prince Femi Fadina, chairman of the festival organising committee, stated that the new date is to ensure the participation of top states actors and Awori indigenes from the Diaspora who have to adjust certain travel plans in other to be part of iconic festival.
** still on Awori festival, Special Adviser on Tourism to governor Babajide sanwo-0lu, Barrister Femi Martins says lagos state, is proud to associate with Awori festival and will give the event the necessary support.
** what are the benefits of the National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism ( NIHOTOUR) STEPS agenda? Weekly, we shall examine with key experts the value chain of this all important training intervention programme for young Nigerian persons from the six geopolitical zones of the country, with a follow up to the practical exposure and financial grant support to the beneficiaries.
Fifa president, Gianni Infantino says football fans at the world Cup mundial ongoing in Qatar, can live without beer for duration of the games. His position has pitched him against soccer fans from all over the world, most who accuse fifa of pouring water on the entertainment content of the games. The no alcohol rule, was however hurriedly changed to avoid restiveness from the fans.
Still on Qatar, Global human rights watch group Amnesty International took fifa president to the cleaners for overlooking migrant workers exploitation by the Arab nation. Infantino in response, lashed out to Europe to offer legal passage to migrants as the Qataris had done.
Zenith bank, has flagged off its annual Xmas light up ceremony at its corporate address on Ajose Adeogun Street Victoria Island. Tagged “let there be light” the yearly event in its 16th edition, was lit up by Mrs kay ovia, wife of the founder of zenith bank, Jim ovia.
*** About 19.5 million Nigerians will face severe food insecurity due crippling inflation and despite the 28.5 million dollars aid from United Nations to help Nigeria combat malnutrition and food shortage. In May and September 2022, the UN agency released 10 million dollars and 15 million dollars respectively to support food security, particularly in the North East Region of Nigeria.
***To make insurance products readily available, KBL insurance has unveiled an online application software, called IES. The company says the online application is a digital effort that provides basic manual operations and processing of insurance underwriting, and claims settlement .
