On November 21, 2025, Aare Bisoye Fagade, Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), paid a courtesy visit to Engr. (Dr.) Abisoye Coker-Odusote, Director General and CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), at the NIMC headquarters in Abuja.
Accompanied by his management team, the NIHOTOUR DG and the NIMC CEO engaged in discussions aimed at strengthening collaboration between their agencies.
The meeting focused on exploring strategic partnerships that will enhance national identity initiatives while simultaneously advancing Nigeria’s tourism development agenda.
Both leaders expressed optimism about the potential synergies between their organizations and the positive impact such cooperation could have on national progress.
In their discussions, the leadership of NIHOTOUR and NIMC emphasized the need for a strong institutional partnership to advance their respective mandates, particularly in strengthening national identity systems within the hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors.
The proposed partnership, according to a press statement signed by Ayodele Babalola, anipr, Technical Advisor, Media & Communications to the DG/CEO NIMC, seeks to integrate NIMC’s robust national identity database, comprising registered persons under the NIMC Act, into NIHOTOUR’s certification and registration processes for qualified practitioners across the sector as mandated by the NIHOTOUR Establishment Act.
This alignment, the statement noted, is expected to enhance the credibility, traceability, and professionalization of the tourism and hospitality workforce, while also contributing to national security, service excellence, and data driven sectoral development.
Engr. (Dr.) Abisoye Coker-Odusote reaffirmed NIMC’s commitment to supporting institutions whose mandates rely on accurate identity verification, stressing that interoperability and secure data exchange are crucial for modern governance and economic advancement.
She welcomed NIHOTOUR’s initiative and expressed optimism about the positive impact such collaboration would have on national development.
Are Abisoye Fagade equally noted that the partnership would not only strengthen NIHOTOUR’s institutional processes but also elevate standards across Nigeria’s growing hospitality and tourism landscape.
Both agencies agreed to constitute a joint technical working group to develop a framework for implementation, paving the way for a more secure, integrated, and professional sector, the press statement concluded.
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