Hospitality - travel - Tourism

                                                               Commuters can get on the train from Nnamdi Azikiwe airport to the center. Below is the schedule! Enjoy the ride!

The Edo State government has penciled down more tourist sites and destinations for revamp, following the positive disposition of private developers to invest in the sector. Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, Mr. Osazee Osemwingie-Ero, disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, the state capital. According to the commissioner, “We have visited several of our prized tourist sites and destinations, some of them have long been abandoned, some need maintenance while some need revamp, which we intend to do through public private partnership (PPP).” He added that his team has also “visited the Crocodile Lake in Lampese, the Somorika and Ososo Hills. About a year ago, we identified 56 of these sites and work is ongoing on some of them. “We have identified some of the monuments around Ring Road in Benin City, the state capital, which led to our meeting with the local government chairmen, in line with the directive of Governor Godwin Obaseki to...