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The Governor said the ancient city of Badagry, with many historical and tourist sites, has a lot to offer in tourism.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his administration's commitment to make the Badagry axis of the State a tourist attraction city.

Over 20,000 Expected As LASG Promotes Tourism With Christmas In Badagry

Toke Benson-Awoyinka, the state’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture,  disclosed this Wednesday. 

This film city project is a collaboration between the Lagos State government and various notable players in the entertainment sector.

The Lagos State Government says it has allocated N4.64 billion to upscale tourist sites within the state for this year.Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, the state’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, disclosed this on Wednesday during the groundbreaking ceremony of the 100 million dollar Lagos Film City in Ejinrin-Epe.Benson-Awoyinka said that some of the sites upscaled

The Lagos State Government says it is executing different projects in Badagry to open the ancient town to the world and enable investors come into it. | Pulse Nigeria

Lagos-Badagry Expressway: Deplorable highway hinders Nigeria’s multi-billion naira tourism hub in historic town Published 6 June 2021 The poor condition of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway is discouraging local and international tourists from visiting Badagry thereby killing the toursim potential of the ancient town, Afeez Hanafi reports For months, I longed to visit historical sites in Badagry, Nigeria’s foremost tourism destination far-flung Lagos. I always looked forward to seeing monuments ...

ADVERTISEMENT The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Monday said that it would turn the ancient town of Badagry into the “Jerusalem of Nigeria” by constructing a befitting structure under the Agia Tree, where Christmas was first celebrated in 1842. Solomon Bonu, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, said this at the 15th anniversary of Badagry Prime, a Town Hall Meeting and Award in Badagry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of ...