Federal Government To Establish Tourism Academy in Nigeria

Nigeria's Minister for Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed has disclosed plans by the Federal Government to establish a tourism academy in Nigeria.

Lai Mohammed, who made this known at the maiden graduation ceremony of Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA) in Lagos, said the academy would provide viable platform to upscale the creative industry.

He revealed that Nigeria was choosen as one of the two countries in Africa to host the academy in recognition of the country’s giant strides in the creative industry
and noted that the Federal Government had always been keen on expanding the opportunities available to the Nigerian youths through training.

”I am, therefore, happy to announce that we are currently working with the UNWTO and some other private sector players to establish a tourism academy in Nigeria.

”This initiative was initiated and launched during the global conference on tourism, culture and the creative industry held in Lagos, November, 2022.

He also revealed that the academy will be located in Lagos and would provide accessible vocational and managerial transformative training for the tourism and hospitality sector.

Continuing, he said "The UNWTO has also announced plans to work with Nollywood to positively project the image of Africa,”

He appreciated the Federal Government's plan to continue to expand opportunities for Nigerian youths through investment in the creative industry and tourism.

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