Tourism Management Institute of Nigeria (TMIN) has said the TMIN International Conference 2023 will be held in the ancient city of Calabar, Cross River State of Nigeria. In a statement, it said the international tourism conference would take place from the 22nd to 23rd of November 2023 at the Senate Chamber of the University of…
Kada Cinemas has recruited about 50 youths at different levels from Cross River as it moves to stimulate the entertainment industry in the state. This was disclosed by Mr Trevor Pillay, Managing Director of the Kada Cinemas on Wednesday in an interview with journalists in Calabar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Kada…
There were already 58 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy, and now they’ve added the 59°. Completely natural, it is the result of thousands of years of water erosion. The new site includes the Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines, in Emilia-Romagna. The site is an unusually well-preserved and extensive epigenetic gypsum karst terrain….
Cross River State indigenes are joining hands with the government to reinvent tourism in the state through the second edition of the Colours of Cross River State Art, Craft and Cultural Exhibition and Food Fair. The week-long event, which will be held in November at multiple venues across the state, is aimed at showcasing the…
In order to make the Carnival Calabar the best in the world, the Government of Cross River State said it is assisting 10 hotels with the sum of ten million naira (N10m) each to enhance their facilities to meet international standards. This, according to Prince Ekpenyong Ojoi, Managing Director of the State’s Tourism Bureau, will…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – On Sunday (15 October 2023), the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu flagged off his first-ever Carnival Calabar Dry Run. The 2023 Carnival Calabar will also be Bassey Otu’s first carnival since being elected and sworn in as the 15th Governor of Cross River in May 2023….
We’re Going To Have The Best Carnival The World Has Ever Seen – Otu
We are up and running for this year’s Carnival Calabar as the Government of Cross River State announces the timetable for dry runs. According to Austin Cobham, Executive Secretary of the Cross River State Carnival Commission, the dry runs will commence this October and end December. The Commission also introduced a dry run for Children…
As Cross River State joins the global community to mark the 2023 World Tourism Day with the theme, “Tourism and Green investments,” the state Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon Abubakar Ewa, says in less than four months of the present administration, much has been achieved in the sector. Speaking at the event held…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has announced the theme for the 2023 Carnival Calabar, tagged “Season of Sweetness. This was disclosed by Mr Andrea Ekeng Inyang, Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media on Sunday, September 3, 2023. According to Inyang, the Governor also…
