The Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mrs Sally Mbanefo on Tuesday said that the tourism sector generated over 1.1 billion dollars in 2015
Mbanefo disclosed this during a two-day Nigeria Tourism Investors Forum and Exhibition.
The forum is being organised by the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) in collaboration with NTDC and the National Institute for Hospitality and NIHOTOUR in Abuja.
The theme of the forum is “ Tourism: Tool for Economic and Development.’’
According to her, the tourism sector generated the revenue from the related expenditure incurred from the more than 6.01 million tourists that visited the country in 2015.
She stated that the balance of 853 million dollars was generated from 4.8 million tourists that visited in 2014.
“ In 2014, about 4.8 million people arrived and the related expenditure was 853 million dollars.
“While in 2016, about 6.01 million...
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