Taking a step further in the course of promoting domestic tourism in Nigeria, the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, Mrs Sally Mbanefo, has requested states, local government and relevant tourism agencies to forward details of their cultural festivals to the corporation.

The details of the cultural festivals gathered would make up the National Domestic Tourism Cultural Calendar of the corporation, which will serve as a veritable portal for domestic and foreign tourists on the innumerable rich tourist sites and cultural festivals in the country.

The compilation of the Calendar of Cultural Festivals, according to the NTDC boss, is to stimulate domestic tourism in the country, which will in turn attract international tourists and consequently better the lots of the country and the good people therein.

Mbanefo explained that the submission should include name of festival, site of celebration, period of celebration, brief description of festival and the historical significance, such as masquerade, water regatta, fishing or yam festival, among others.

“These details should be forwarded, with supporting videos or CD coverage of previous editions of events, to the corporation, not later than Monday, 30 June, 2014,” Mbanefo added.