THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION COMMISSION FOR AFRICA HAS OPENED IN ABUJA.
The Sixty-First Meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization Commission for Africa has opened in Abuja.
The three-day meeting is being attended by over five hundred delegates, including twenty-six African Ministers of Tourism, the Secretary-General of the UN tourism agency.
President Muhammadu Buhari welcomed guests to the meeting with a charge to consider Nigeria as their second home.
President Buhari’s message was delivered by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who declared that the Administration was offering attractive incentives for investors in the tourism sector.
Mustapha said the incentives include minimum tariff on imported tourism equipment, amusement park equipment and materials for hotel construction and furnishing.
Others are dedicated transportation for tour operators and equipment for restaurants not manufactured in Nigeria, as well as work permit for foreign workers with specialized skills within the industry and land at concessionary rate by state governments to tourism investors.
For his part; the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said hosting the tourism event in Nigeria was a testimony to the achievements of the Buhari Administration, especially in the area of security.
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