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by Fred Nwaozor The tourism sector in Nigeria is a largely untapped yet highly promising component of the national economy. With her vast landmass, rich cultural diversity, and varied ecosystems, Nigeria possesses the natural and human resources required to build a thriving tourism industry. Tourism, if properly harnessed, can serve as a major source of revenue, employment, and international goodwill for the country. Nigeria’s cultural diversity is one of its greatest tourism assets. With over 250 ethnic groups, each with distinct languages, traditions, festivals, and cuisines, the country offers a wide range of cultural experiences. Traditional festivals such as the Argungu Fishing Festival, Osun-Osogbo Festival, Durbar Festival, and New Yam festivals attract both local and international visitors. The country is also blessed with numerous natural attractions that have strong tourism potential. These include scenic landscapes such as the Obudu Mountain Resort in Cross River ...

SPORT: Super Eagles Draw with South Africa, Qualify for 2019 AFCON




The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday, 17th November 2018 played a 1-1 draw with the Bafana Bafana of South African over the ongoing 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

The Super Eagles travelled for the game as group leaders with nine points, with the Bafana Bafana second with eight.

The Gernot Rohr’s men went ahead through Samuel Kalu, in what appeared like an own goal before the hosts levelled the score line. There were no goals in the second half.

It would be recalled that the the Bafana Bafana had earlier won the Super Eagles 2-0 at the Godswin Akpabio Stadium, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State.

In the other game of the group that was played same day, Libya mauled Seychelles 8-1.

Nigeria hosts Seychelles in their last fixture of the qualifying series and the former equally humiliated the latter.

Meanwhile,  by the latest development, the Super Eagles have qualified for the 2019 AFCON with ten points aggregate.

Fred Nwaozor, popularly known as TheMediaAmbassador, is a Nigerian tech expert, author, creative & content writer, media strategist, policy analyst, blogger, public speaker and rights activist. The renowned columnist regularly writes for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), and is the Founder & Convener of Right Thinkers Movement (RITMO), Nigeria. He's a chartered industrial physicist, engineer and IT personnel. As a media guru, he enjoys an active presence in all media segments - including electronic, print & digital - since two decades ago till date. As a full-time researcher and educator, he's a regular contributor and peer reviewer for various internationally-noted engineering journals. As an Automation & Telecommunication engineer, his research interest mainly lies in System Modelling, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart city, Cybersecurity, Wireless networks, and Machine Learning (ML).