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The
emergence
of
Tourism
phenomenon
as
a
viable
path
to
socio-economic
development
led
to
a
fundamental
paradigm
shift
towards
service
economy
worldwide.
On
realization
that
Nigeria
has
all
it
takes
to
develop
Tourism,
given
her
rich
natural
and
cultural
resources,
there
has
been
expressed
desire
and
wish
to
sustain
the
industry
through
Institutional
capacity
building.
Therefore,
for
sustainable
tourism
development
to
take
place,
the
human
capital
which
is
the
bedrock
of
the
industry
must
be
produced
in
quality,
range
and
number
consistent
with
international
best
practices.
It
is
against
this
background
that
NIHOTOUR
was
established
in
1987,
following
a
tripartite
project
agreement
NIR/85/004
signed
that
year
between
the
Federal
Government
of
Nigeria
(FGN),
United
Nations
Development
Programme
(UNDP)
and
International
Labour
Organisation
(ILO)
as
part
of
a
comprehensive
approach
to
tourism
development
in
the
country.
In
view
of
this
development,
the
Institute
commenced
its
operations
in
Bagauda
Lake
Kano
in
1988,
as
a
mono
campus.
A
temporary
facility
was
provided
by
the
Kano
State
government
in
what
used
to
be
known
as
the
Bagauda
lake
Hotel
now
the
Bagauda
Kano
Campus
of
the
Nigeria
Law
School.
This
apart,
a
large
piece
of
land
adjacent
to
this
facility
was
graciously
given
to
the
Federal
government
by
the
Kano
State
government
as
permanent
site
of
the
Institute.
This
site
that
has
now
been
fully
built
up
is
the
North
West
Zonal
Campus
of
the
Institute,
consequent
upon
the
relocation
of
its
headquarters
to
the
Federal
Capital
territory
Abuja.
NIHOTOUR
has
since
metamorphosed
into
a
multi
campus
Institutional
structure
with
presence
in
all
the
six
geo-political
zones
of
the
country