Nigeria is determined to fully exploit its potential for tourism as one of Africa's major tourist destinations, the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed has said.

The Minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ayotunde Adesugba made this known in Abuja on Thursday at a workshop by the ministry with the theme, 'Mainstreaming Tourism into Economic Agenda of Government: Issues and challenges.

According to him, the country was exploring other non-oil frontiers in its resolve to diversify the economy, tilting towards tapping the huge potentials in the sector must be the target.

"The uniqueness of tourism, as an important economic sector, is also evident in its ability to employ both the skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manpower, while its resilience is proven by the fact that despite wars, political turmoil, natural disasters, medical scares, terrorists attacks, economic and energy crises in various parts of the world, international trade in tourism services has grown spectacularly since the 1980's."

He further submitted that for Nigeria to meet her developmental expectations in tourism, some requisite facilities must be put in place.

The minister then said the government was ready and determined to provide a more conducive environment for both potential tourists and investors in the sector.