For years, Nigeria as a nation has under-utilized – if not outright
ignored – its tourism potential by doing little to preserve and promote
its rich cultural heritage, alongside all the God-given natural gifts
that abound in Africa’s most populous nation. The Fascinating Nigeria
initiative aims to check and correct this past negligence with an aim to
improve, sustain and amplify the country’s tourism culture. To shed
some light on the initiative, Chief Edem Duke, the Honorable Minister of
Tourism, Culture and Natural Orientation, graciously granted this quick
but thorough interview from the departure lounge of the Murtala
Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Read below.
