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Tourism now major stakeholder for growth in the economy― Lai Mohammed

Adesina david by Adesina david
January 11, 2024
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Monday, said tourism has now become a major catalyst for economic growth and social well-being of the citizenry in most countries around the world, especially the developing countries.

Speaking in Makurdi, Benue State, at the formal take-off of the North Central Zonal Headquarters of the Nigerian Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), he said the Travel, Hospitality, Tourism, and other related services in the country have over 1 million private establishments employing over 9.8 million persons in the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.

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The Minister said the hospitality industry in Nigeria contributed about 4.8 per cent to Nigeria’s total national output (GDP) and utilised about 1.6 per cent of Nigerians in the year 2016, adding that according to PricewaterhouseCooper’s 2019 hospitality report, the Nigerian hospitality industry was expected to grow by 12 per cent yearly till 2023, making it one of the fastest-growing markets, before Covid-19 came about.

The Minister said the Federal Government has been doing a lot to alleviate the impact of the pandemic, especially as it affects the Creative and Tourism Sector, through its N75 billion Survival Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, where the Federal Government has paid 2,186 to companies employing 12,117 individuals, under the payroll support, as part of the efforts to cushion the effects of the pandemic.

While noting that capacity building for players in the tourism sector is key to the development of the sector, the Minister said

“Now, one of the prerequisites for tourism to develop and play its desired role in the socio-economic life of a nation is the availability of well-trained personnel.

“This forms the basis for the Federal Government’s decision to have a specialized training institution for the hospitality and tourism industry in Nigeria, which culminated in the establishment of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR).

“NIHOTOUR is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, and it is saddled with providing skills proficiency, technical upgrading programmes and professional knowledge-based education in the hospitality and tourism industry in Nigeria and West Africa,” he said.

He thanked the Benue State Governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, for building and donating the edifice to NIHOTOUR and described the gesture as a gigantic stride in the development of tourism in the state and the country at large.

“Your Excellency, I want to thank you most sincerely for the promise made and the promise kept. The donation of this magnificent edifice shows your commitment to the growth of the Hospitality and Tourism sector in Benue state and, by extension, improvement in the quality of service delivery by the personnel that runs the sector. You have indeed taken a giant stride in this Sector, and we are most grateful to you,” Alhaji Mohammed said.

Earlier, Governor Ortom, accompanied by the Deputy Governor, Mr. Benson Abounu, and the Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Mrs Ngunan Addingi, conducted the Minister and the Director-General of NIHOTOUR, Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, round the institute, which will be offering Certificate, Basic Advanced Certificate, Diploma, Professional Certificate and Post-Graduate Diploma in various fields in tourism and hospitality services.

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