{"id":12553,"date":"2025-02-18T11:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=12553"},"modified":"2025-02-18T11:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:19:39","slug":"toke-benson-awoyinka-leads-lagos-delegation-to-san-francisco-for-tourism-and-entertainment-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/toke-benson-awoyinka-leads-lagos-delegation-to-san-francisco-for-tourism-and-entertainment-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Toke Benson-Awoyinka Leads Lagos Delegation to San Francisco for Tourism and Entertainment Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12560 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/28653762-9d00-42a3-b060-498e7f7b66b3-300x232.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/28653762-9d00-42a3-b060-498e7f7b66b3-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/28653762-9d00-42a3-b060-498e7f7b66b3-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/28653762-9d00-42a3-b060-498e7f7b66b3-768x593.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/28653762-9d00-42a3-b060-498e7f7b66b3-640x494.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/28653762-9d00-42a3-b060-498e7f7b66b3.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Mayor of San Francisco, Daniel Lurie, alongside the San Francisco Entertainment Commission and the San Francisco Film Commission, in collaboration with the management team of Empire Publishing led by Ghazi Shami, hosted a delegation from the Lagos State Government.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12556 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18101384-0295-47ab-861b-d41e48a01008-300x242.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18101384-0295-47ab-861b-d41e48a01008-300x242.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18101384-0295-47ab-861b-d41e48a01008-1024x826.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18101384-0295-47ab-861b-d41e48a01008-768x619.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18101384-0295-47ab-861b-d41e48a01008-640x516.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18101384-0295-47ab-861b-d41e48a01008.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The delegation included the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka; the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi; and the Commissioner for Innovation, Science, and Technology, Mr. Olatubosun Alake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12557 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/b3c8bc3d-6e95-4524-b1ae-d17bef5b7fc8-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/b3c8bc3d-6e95-4524-b1ae-d17bef5b7fc8-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/b3c8bc3d-6e95-4524-b1ae-d17bef5b7fc8-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/b3c8bc3d-6e95-4524-b1ae-d17bef5b7fc8-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/b3c8bc3d-6e95-4524-b1ae-d17bef5b7fc8-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/b3c8bc3d-6e95-4524-b1ae-d17bef5b7fc8.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The meeting, held at San Francisco City Hall on Friday, February 14, 2025, focused on establishing a sister-city relationship between Lagos and San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12559 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26ddb226-01e4-4e69-be63-304c14a736b9-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26ddb226-01e4-4e69-be63-304c14a736b9-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26ddb226-01e4-4e69-be63-304c14a736b9-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26ddb226-01e4-4e69-be63-304c14a736b9-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26ddb226-01e4-4e69-be63-304c14a736b9-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26ddb226-01e4-4e69-be63-304c14a736b9.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Discussions centered on tourism, entertainment, and future collaborations to nurture Lagos\u2019 creative sector and enhance the state\u2019s music and entertainment value chain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12561 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ad8935d1-d6d6-4ebb-808a-0f6f2d6df401-300x220.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ad8935d1-d6d6-4ebb-808a-0f6f2d6df401-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ad8935d1-d6d6-4ebb-808a-0f6f2d6df401-1024x752.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ad8935d1-d6d6-4ebb-808a-0f6f2d6df401-768x564.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ad8935d1-d6d6-4ebb-808a-0f6f2d6df401-640x470.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ad8935d1-d6d6-4ebb-808a-0f6f2d6df401.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mayor of San Francisco, Daniel Lurie, alongside the San Francisco Entertainment Commission and the San Francisco Film Commission, 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