By\u00a0Victoria Ojugbana<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, the Director, Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (IACIU), a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Category II institute, has asserted the significance of exploring Nigeria\u2019s rich cultural heritage and tourism resources to drive national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Okebukola made the assertion in his welcome remarks during a workshop hosted by IACIU on \u201cIdentifying and Harnessing Cultural and Tourism Potentials for National Development\u201d at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The director of IACIU, which is a Category II Institute of UNESCO primarily saddled with the responsibility of creating awareness and sensitising people on the need to protect, promote and preserve cultural heritages in line with the ideals and Provisions of the UNESCO 2005 Convention on Promotion and Protection of Diversity of Cultural Expressions,
noted that \u201ccultural diversity and tourism are increasingly recognised as key drivers of economic growth and development, and that it is imperative to tap into these resources to boost national revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n