Fagade Takes Over As DG Of NIHOTOUR, Promises To Reposition Institute

The newly appointed Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Dr Abisoye Fagade, has assumed duty at the head office of the institute in Abuja.

Dr Fagade was recently appointed the new director general of the institute by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

The NIHOTOUR management team, led by Dr Philip Maga, the institute’s director of special duties, held a brief handover ceremony. At the occasion, the new director general, Dr Abisoye Fagade, thanked the staff for warmly receiving him and remarked that he was committed to improving human resources management within organisations. Dr Fagade also promised that it is a new beginning for NIHOTOUR and that, henceforth, the Institute will get the respect it deserves nationally and internationally.

He reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to propelling the institute to greater heights, emphasising the importance of prioritising staff welfare. Before his appointment, Abisoye Fagade was a renowned Nigerian marketing communications professional. He founded and managed Sodium Brand Solutions, a professional and corporate servicing firm ranging from marketing communications, media management, consumer goods, and the hospitality sector’s value chain.

Dr. Fagade is also big on transformational leadership through his Abisoye Fagade Foundation, which wasestablished to empower Nigerian youth through mentorship and skills transfer programmes.