2013-07-03 01:07:17
The Nigerian Tourism Development
Corporation, says 16,213 South African
tourists visited the country in 2012.
A statement on Tuesday in Lagos by Mrs
Ibe Ijeh - NTDC's Lagos office
spokesperson - said the figure was 7, 200
higher than the 9,013 South African
tourists that visited in 2011.
According to the statement, out of the
figure, 10,113 are males, 4,100 (females),
while 2,000 are children.
It stated that the visitors were
residents, principal immigrants, visiting
immigrants, government officials and
foreign diplomats.
It attributed the increase to the
implementation of tourism bilateral
agreement between the Nigerian and
South African governments.
It said that the corporation would
continue to promote the tourism potential
of the country to attract more tourists
to it.