Category: Tourism

Kunle Adelabu -Governor unveils 37 cultural wonders  Lagos State emerged as the overall winner of the 35th Edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) tagged, ‘Eko NAFEST 2022’. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Festival and the unveiling of the 37 Cultural Wonders of Nigeria, which showcases the strength in the cultural diversity and ethnicity of the country, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu urged Nigerians to follow the path of dialogue and other non-violent approaches in resolving potential issues capable…

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Kunle Adelabu With a charge to use cultural performance as a tool to promote peaceful co – existence and unity, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday declared the 35th National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) opened. The week-long festival tagged, “EKO-NAFEST 2022”, is being organised by the Lagos State Government in collaboration with National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC). The opening ceremony which was held at the Mobolaji Johnson Pavilion, Onikan, witnessed troupes from 29 states of the federation displaying the country’s rich cultural heritages. Declaring…

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Kunle Adelabu Lagos State Government and the Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe have pleaded with media professionals covering the forthcoming national cultural festival being hosted by the State to ensure comprehensive media coverage for the event. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharm. (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf and Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Runsewe, who doubles as the Chairman National Festival Committee, made the appeal on behalf of the State and Federal governments during a media…

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Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has officially launched a new initiative tagged: ‘Q4-Lagos’, aimed at encouraging and building a culture of collating data on all entertainment and tourism activities in the State. Speaking at the launch of the initiative at Best Western Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharm (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said that Q4 simply means the four quarters in a year comprising January to March, April to June, July to September, and October to December She explained…

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Kunle Adelabu Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, marked this year’s World Tourism Day with boat display and cultural activities. Guests at the event held at the Takwa Bay Beach, Lagos, were also treated to dances and lots of entertaining activities. At the special event were guests, industry players and tourism enthusiasts who started arriving Tarzan jetty, Ijede, the take off point, around 9.30am, arrived Takwa Bay at around 11am and were welcomed by David Ross and Takwa Bay team organising committee. The Flag…

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Jare Babatunde The Director/Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture, Mr. Idowu Johnson, has reiterated the state government’s commitment to developing and promoting Arts and Culture in the State. Johnson made this known during the visit to his office by some members of the Egbe Agbaye, maintaining that the Council has the mandate of promoting the State’s cultural values to the outside world. He expressed the government’s readiness to support the forthcoming 10th anniversary of the Olokun Festival with regatta boat branding and troupe performance. “The promotion…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye Prince Abiola Olojo Kosoko, the Oloja of Lagos elect, has said that the dynasty of late King Kosoko of Lagos is bringing back the history of the royal family and memories of their ancestor through the re – enactment of ‘The Return 1862’. He also said that putting together the full family’s cognomen into an anthem is to ensure that the memories of the late Kosoko remains with both old and young members of the family. Kosoko, who is the Chief Executive Officer, Origin Zoo…

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Kunle Adelabu The return of the late King Kosoko of Lagos, after his exile in Epe, will be commemorated between September 15 and 16th, 2022, by the King Kosoko family. The anniversary tagged, ‘The Return’ will re – enact the movement of King Kosoko, a former King of Lagos who was deposed and went on exile in Epe, returned to Lagos in a night journey with his chiefs and warriors. He later became the Oloja of Lagos controlling Ereko part of Lagos. Kosoko was forced out of Lagos after the…

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