{"id":12316,"date":"2025-02-04T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T11:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=12316"},"modified":"2025-02-04T11:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T11:58:07","slug":"lagos-tourism-commissioner-seeks-immigration-partnership-to-boost-visitor-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/lagos-tourism-commissioner-seeks-immigration-partnership-to-boost-visitor-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Tourism Commissioner Seeks Immigration Partnership to Boost Visitor Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, has initiated discussions with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enhance the ease of entry for visitors arriving in Lagos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">During a courtesy visit to the Comptroller General of the NIS, Mrs. Kemi Nandap, in Abuja on Friday, both officials explored areas of collaboration aimed at streamlining immigration procedures at Lagos\u2019 airports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12319 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f4dfd25c-3f70-4da9-8035-8a0f66b81c61-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f4dfd25c-3f70-4da9-8035-8a0f66b81c61-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f4dfd25c-3f70-4da9-8035-8a0f66b81c61-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f4dfd25c-3f70-4da9-8035-8a0f66b81c61-640x853.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f4dfd25c-3f70-4da9-8035-8a0f66b81c61.jpeg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The move comes in response to a surge in tourism activities in the state, following a highly successful fourth quarter of 2024 that attracted increased migration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Mrs. Benson-Awoyinka emphasized the importance of a seamless entry process to sustain Lagos\u2019 reputation as Nigeria\u2019s premier tourism destination. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She noted that improving visitor experience at the entry points would further boost the state\u2019s economy and solidify its status as a cultural and entertainment hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The meeting underscores Lagos State\u2019s commitment to enhancing tourism and fostering inter-agency cooperation to attract more visitors in 2025 and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, has initiated discussions with the Nigeria Immigration Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12316"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12320,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316\/revisions\/12320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}