Tourism in Nigeria centers largely on events, due to the country's big number of ethnic groups, but also includes rainforests, savannah, waterfalls, and other natural attractions.Tourists spent US$2.6 billion in Nigeria in 2015. This dropped to US$1.5 billion in 2017.
The tourism industry is regulated by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation (Nigeria). The federal Office of Statistics (FOS) has not been able to collate travel data to develop and standardise travel research.
Nike Art Gallery is situated in Lagos, Nigeria owned by Nike Davies-Okundaye. The gallery is one of the largest of its kind in West Africa. It boasts a collection of about 8 000 diverse artworks from various Nigerian artists like Chief Josephine Oboh Macleod.
The gallery is housed in a five-story building. The Nike Art Gallery has branches in Abuja, Oshogbo and Ogidi.
Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) is a 78-hectare (190-acre) Natural Resource Conservation in Lekki, Lagos State Nigeria. It is part of the PARCC West Africa project.
The centre was established in 1990 to serve as biodiversity conservation icon and environment education centre. The facility was built by the Chevron Corporation for the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), as a reserved sanctuary for the rich flora and fauna of the Lekki Peninsula. The company has since provided annual funding for the management of the centre.
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to sustainable development and nature conservation. It also serves as an area of biodiversity conservation and environmental awareness center. The foundation aims to preserve Nigeria's species and ecosystems, promote sustainability when using natural resources and advocates actions that minimise the impact on the environment and prevent resource wastage. NCF has worked tirelessly to raise environmental awareness and promote responsibility. The center is located along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in the Lekki Peninsula, opposite Chevron.
Iganmode Cultural Festival (also known as Odun Omo Iganmode) is an annual festival celebrated by the Awori Yoruba people of the ancient city of Ota in Ogun State, Nigeria. The week long annual festival usually takes place in December of every year, to showcase the cultural, spiritual and mystical heritage of the Ota Awori people. The festival is also a spiritual bugle, a home coming call for a cultural renaissance and re awakening call to all sons and daughters of Awori sub-nationality, in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Republic of Benin, diaspora and wherever they be may be on the face of the earth. The first edition of the festival was held in 1992 when the festival was then referred to as Iganmode Day.
Source: Wikipedia
More Information:
Embassy of the High Commissions & Honorary Consulate in Namibia
High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
4 General Murtala Mohammed Avenue, Eros
Windhoek
Phone: +264 61 232 103/4/5
Fax: +264 61 221 639
Email: [email protected]
Head of mission: Dr Terhemen Tazoor, High Commissioner
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 09:30-13:00 and 14:00-17:00
The tourism industry is regulated by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation (Nigeria). The federal Office of Statistics (FOS) has not been able to collate travel data to develop and standardise travel research.
Nike Art Gallery is situated in Lagos, Nigeria owned by Nike Davies-Okundaye. The gallery is one of the largest of its kind in West Africa. It boasts a collection of about 8 000 diverse artworks from various Nigerian artists like Chief Josephine Oboh Macleod.
The gallery is housed in a five-story building. The Nike Art Gallery has branches in Abuja, Oshogbo and Ogidi.
Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) is a 78-hectare (190-acre) Natural Resource Conservation in Lekki, Lagos State Nigeria. It is part of the PARCC West Africa project.
The centre was established in 1990 to serve as biodiversity conservation icon and environment education centre. The facility was built by the Chevron Corporation for the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), as a reserved sanctuary for the rich flora and fauna of the Lekki Peninsula. The company has since provided annual funding for the management of the centre.
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to sustainable development and nature conservation. It also serves as an area of biodiversity conservation and environmental awareness center. The foundation aims to preserve Nigeria's species and ecosystems, promote sustainability when using natural resources and advocates actions that minimise the impact on the environment and prevent resource wastage. NCF has worked tirelessly to raise environmental awareness and promote responsibility. The center is located along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in the Lekki Peninsula, opposite Chevron.
Iganmode Cultural Festival (also known as Odun Omo Iganmode) is an annual festival celebrated by the Awori Yoruba people of the ancient city of Ota in Ogun State, Nigeria. The week long annual festival usually takes place in December of every year, to showcase the cultural, spiritual and mystical heritage of the Ota Awori people. The festival is also a spiritual bugle, a home coming call for a cultural renaissance and re awakening call to all sons and daughters of Awori sub-nationality, in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Republic of Benin, diaspora and wherever they be may be on the face of the earth. The first edition of the festival was held in 1992 when the festival was then referred to as Iganmode Day.
Source: Wikipedia
More Information:
Embassy of the High Commissions & Honorary Consulate in Namibia
High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
4 General Murtala Mohammed Avenue, Eros
Windhoek
Phone: +264 61 232 103/4/5
Fax: +264 61 221 639
Email: [email protected]
Head of mission: Dr Terhemen Tazoor, High Commissioner
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 09:30-13:00 and 14:00-17:00
