Day: June 30, 2024

Boosting Tourism Industry in Nigeria: Travel/Tourism Business School berths in Enugu

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By NewsBits The tourism, travel and aviation industry in Nigeria has received a major boost as Jands Travel Network, Enugu, launches a Travel/Tourism Business School in Enugu State within South-East. The firm’s Managing Director, Mrs Chioma Obi, who has operated in the industry for over a decade, disclosed this to newsmen in a press conference on Thursday in Enugu. Obi said that Jands Travel/Tourism Business School was established in Enugu to create awareness and instil knowledge of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry in the South-East with a view to…

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Nigeria’s 36 States And FCT Ranked In Order Of Land Surface Area (KM²)

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1. Niger State 76,363KM² 2. Borno State 70,898KM² 3. Taraba State 54,473KM² 4. Kaduna State 46,053KM² 5. Bauchi State 45,837KM² 6. Yobe State 45,502KM² 7. Zamfara State 39,762KM² 8. Adamawa State 36,917KM² 9. Kwara State 36,825KM² 10. Kebbi State 36,800KM² 11. Benue State 34,059KM² 12. Plateau State 30,913KM² 13. Kogi State 29,833KM² 14. Oyo State 28,454KM² 15. Nasarawa State 27,117KM² 16. Sokoto State 25,973KM² 17. Katsina State 24,192KM² 18. Jigawa State 23,154KM² 19. Cross River State 20,156KM² 20. Kano State 20,131KM² 21. Gombe State 18,768KM² 22. Edo State 17,802KM² 23.…

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I Look Younger After Leaving Villa- Patience Jonathan

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Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said since leaving the presidential villa, she has become even younger. She added that she would never return to the villa as the stress was too much. Patience Jonathan said these while delivering a speech on ‘Public relations, value reorientation, and economic transformation’. The former first lady was speaking, on Thursday, at a colloquium organised to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR. Patience said: “The stress of Nigeria is too much. If you…

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Hypocrisy In Katsina State As Hisbah Confiscates 142 Cartons Of Alcohol

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On Saturday, the Katsina State Hisbah Board disclosed its confiscation of about 142 cartons of alcohol intended for delivery to Daura Local Government Area of the State. The Hisbah Commander in the State, Dr. Aminu Usman, disclosed this in a press chat in Katsina on Saturday. He said that the alcohol was seized on Monday during a city-wide patrol “to eradicate immoral behaviours and indiscipline”. The Hisbah commander explained that the operation led to the interception of the vehicle carrying the cartons of alcohol along the State’s ring road. Disclosed…

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Woman Detonates Improvised Explosive Device, Kills Seven, Injures 16 In Borno

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Prof. Zulum, Bornu State Governor Two suspected suicide bombers Saturday reportedly killed at least seven people after they attacked some wedding guests at Mararaban Gwoza in Borno state. A local counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that many of the victims were said to be returning from a wedding ceremony when the first suicide bomber detonated her explosive near a motor garage. The suicide bomber, the publication disclosed, was identified as a lady in her early 20s, adding that the injured ones were taken to the hospital…

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