
Report has it that Goge Africa has commenced a free training programme in tourism in Lagos State to empower Nigerian youths.
The training, which began yesterday June 1 to end on June 4 is in collaboration with Lagos State government, Sterling Bank, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) and Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC).
According to the Managing Director of Goge Africa, Mrs. Nneka Isaac – Moses said this initiative is in line with their commission to build capacity for 1, 000 tourism practitioners by 2025. She noted that the tourism industry worldwide is in need of reinvigoration following new travel regulations necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore, there is no better time to upscale human capacity in line with global best practice in the tourism industry worldwide than now.
She noted that the Goge Africa tourism training is designed to support capacity building in the tourism and hospitality industry to restore the confidence of the travel community and will facilitate the revitalisation of the industry for financial viability.