The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, says the creative and cultural industries across Africa can generate around $4.2 billion revenue with a growth rate that outpaces other sectors on the continent. He is accordingly urging young entrepreneurs to maximise the benefits of the African…
Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo (left) having handshake with Civic Society Coordinator on AfCFTA Awareness Campaign, Mr. Udokop Nsima. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo said with support from leaders across business, policy, and the cultural sector, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) project could potentially elevate the…
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo has called for an end to the unsustainable consumption and production patterns that jeopardize our forests, informing that more than 2,000 indigenous cultures have come to depend on the forests for their livelihoods, medicines, fuel, food and shelter. Dr. Kiyaramo who…
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo said art works have the potential of cultivating a sense of place among members of the community who see their cultural heritage being expressed in the local arts and feel welcomed through the arts. Speaking at the opening of a new…
As part efforts to identify budding talents in sports in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, President of Jude Gbaboyor Sports, Engr. Jude Gbaboyor Akpodubakaye on Wednesday announced scholarships for all prospective students from Warri South-West that gain admission into the newly established sports academy. Engr. Akpodubakaye who made the commitment during the…
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo has again stressed the need to intensify efforts towards optimizing gender mainstreaming through tourism development, adding that the involvement of women is an important component in the tourism development. Speaking with newsmen in commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day on…
By Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo. The most important economic feature of activities related to the tourism sector is that they contribute to three high-priority goals of developing countries: the generation of income, employment, and foreign-exchange earnings. In this respect, the tourism sector can play an important role as a driving force of economic development. The impact…
…Before the Curtains Fall “Choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” This short admonition by…
As the world celebrates the 2023 World Wildlife Day, the Senior Special Assistant to Bayelsa State governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo has again called on communities to protect endangered wildlife in their forests, adding that indigenous communities are most effective guardians of their biodiversity. Speaking with travel journalists at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre…
Grassroot leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Isaba kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have described the emergence of the party’s Presidential candidate, President-elect, Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu and that of Delta South Senatorial District, Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, as a new dawn in the political history of Nigeria…
