Lagos State is positioning itself as Africa’s leading tourism and events destination through sustained investments in transport infrastructure, urban renewal, waterfront development and digital connectivity aimed at attracting private capital into the sector, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said.
Sanwo-Olu said the state deliberately views tourism as part of a broader economic ecosystem rather than a standalone industry, arguing that investments in mobility, security, technology and public infrastructure are critical to making destinations attractive to both investors and visitors.
The governor, represented by Adebopo Oyekan-Ismaila, permanent secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, spoke on Wednesday at the BusinessDay Tourism Conference 3.0 in Lagos, themed “Nigeria’s Tourism: From Resilience to Investment-ready Growth.”
“We have never regarded tourism as a standalone sector. Rather, we see it as an intersection of transportation, security, urban planning, technology, environmental sustainability, arts, culture, sports, entertainment and commerce,” he said.
According to him, the state’s
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