The Lagos State Authorities has stated it recorded 18,273 worldwide vacationer arrivals in 2024, up from 16,798 in 2023 and 14,357 in 2022.
The determine was revealed on Tuesday in Ikeja throughout a Public Coverage Engagement Session with ministries and companies within the leisure and tourism sector, as reported by the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN).
The occasion was organised by the Coverage Evaluation, Monitoring and Analysis Division beneath the Cupboard Workplace.
The federal government additionally reaffirmed its aim of accelerating tourism receipts to $5.1 billion by 2040, as outlined within the Lagos State Tourism Grasp Plan (2020–2040).
Talking on the session, the Secretary to the State Authorities, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, stated the engagement was aimed toward reviewing progress in implementing the state’s leisure and tourism agenda. She was represented by Kehinde Gbajumo, Everlasting Secretary within the Cupboard Workplace.
“The Lagos State Authorities says it acquired a complete of 18,273 worldwide vacationer guests in 2024.
“This was made identified on Tuesday in Ikeja, through the Public Coverage Engagement Session with Ministries, Departments and Companies in Leisure and Tourism. The occasion was organised by the Coverage Evaluation Monitoring and Analysis Division, OSSG-Cupboard Workplace.
“The determine confirmed a rise from the 14,357 international vacationers in 2022 and 16,798 worldwide vacationer guests in 2023,” the NAN report learn partially.
Offering additional insights, the Head of the Coverage Evaluation, Monitoring and Analysis Division, Oladele Oyatope, stated discussions on the session centred on the fifth pillar of the T.H.E.M.E.S Plus Agenda, which focuses on leisure and tourism.
He defined that the Lagos State Tourism Grasp Plan and Coverage doc function key instruments for measuring progress within the sector, setting benchmarks for customer numbers, income era, and total sectoral efficiency.
Oyatope added that his division performs a central position in amassing and analysing information throughout ministries and companies to guage the influence of presidency initiatives, notably these associated to tourism progress, cultural promotion, and inventive business improvement.
Information from the Lagos State Detty December 2024/2025 Report confirmed that the December 2024 festive season, a interval that pulls giant numbers of home and worldwide vacationers, generated about $71.6 million in tourism-related income.
The federal government attributed this progress to improved home journey, the enlargement of youth-led tourism ventures, and elevated digital engagement selling native locations.
