Monthly Archives: May 2020

LAGOS INAUGURATES POST COVID-19 REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR TOURISM, ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has inaugurated members of the Lagos State post-COVID-19 Pandemic Review Committee. The six-man committee chaired by Mrs. Joke Silva, MFR, is expected to draw out suggestions and recommendations on how to re-activate the State creative industry, which has remained dormant as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world. The …

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LAGOS COMMISSIONER, ALI BABA, OTHERS MEET ON POST-COVID TOURISM INDUSTRY

The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, a Nigerian comedian and actor, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba and other stakeholders in the Tourism and Entertainment industry will, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, meet to discuss issues bordering on revamping the sector from its current state of low patronage and apathy. In a statement issued …

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LAGOS PROPOSES 2020-2030 TOURISM MASTERPLAN

…Seeks Stakeholder-Input Ahead Implementation The Lagos State Government has unveiled a detailed masterplan that would engender an all-round development of the State tourismsector for the next 10 years. The document, which covers all the sectors of the tourism and entertainment industry, was recently unveiled by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf at Alausa, when the papers were presented to …

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COVID-19: LAGOS SEEKS SOFT-LANDING FOR TOURISM ASSOCIATIONS

… As Practitioners Pledge Full Adherence to Guidelines  Lagos State Government has assured practitioners in the tourism sector of necessary assistance that would help assuage the negative impact which COVID-19 has imposed on their businesses, assuring them of a soft-landing after the pandemic. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf stated this at the stakeholders’ meeting held with Executive …

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LASG INSPECTS IWORO-AJIDO, EPEME ROADS IN BADAGRY AHEAD OF COMMISSIONING

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Solomon Bonu, has led top Lagos State government officials on an inspection visit to the ongoing construction of Iworo-Ajido and Epeme roads in Badagry division ahead of its opening by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Bonu, after being briefed by officials of the CCECC on the state of the roads, expressed optimism …

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COVID-19: LASG MONITORS ADHERENCE TO NEW GUIDELINES BY EATERIES, RESTAURANTS

The officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, led by the Honourable Commissioner, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, today embarked on a monitoring exercise of some Eateries and Restaurants in the State.  Akinbile-Yusuf, speaking during the exercise, explained that the monitoring was undertaken to determine the level of compliance with the directives of the State Government on social …

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