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Furthermore, he suggested leveraging religious tourism through events such as the Osun Osogbo festival, Synagogue of Church All Nations events along with mega churches that draw visitors. 

He also proposed promoting cultural events like the Eyo Festival, New Yam Festival, Bini Igue festival, Argungu Fish Festival, and Durbar Festivals. 

Carnival Calabar he said is successful because it is contemporary in nature and has a mass appeal globally.

To further boost tourism, he recommended building on the success of the Nigerian movie industry by establishing Nollywood villages and creating theme parks based on popular movies.

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By Pearl Ngwama

Pearl Ngwama is a prominent Nigerian media professional, an advocate of Nigeria Transport Sector development and Managing Director of JustAlive Communications Ltd, publishers of JustNet News. She is the convener of the annual Nigeria Transport Summit.

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