NANTA engages Interior Ministry to advance travel, tourism agenda

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Federal Government in advancing Nigeria’s travel and tourism agenda.

This was made known during a courtesy visit to Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, recently.

Welcoming the NANTA delegation, the Minister affirmed the government’s openness to stakeholder engagement, noting that effective leadership is built on active feedback and collaboration. “Every good leadership takes feedback from stakeholders,” he stated.

Speaking on behalf of the Association, Yinka Folami, NANTA President, commended the Minister for his responsiveness and dedication to reform.

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He remarked that NANTA members have closely followed the Minister’s work and are impressed by his consistency in matching promises with action. “Your prompt response to our request for this engagement is one of many examples of your commitment to positive change,” Folami noted.

He further highlighted NANTA’s contributions to national development, emphasising that the 50-year-old Association, proudly Nigerian, continues to promote the country positively across Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom, America, and beyond.

In his remarks, Tunji-Ojo assured the delegation of the Federal Government’s support for well-organised and credible bodies such as NANTA. He expressed his deep pride in Nigeria’s cultural richness and the resilience of its people, describing Nigerians as hospitable, productive, and uniquely gifted.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.