Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- The federal government has pledged to collaborate with the Niger State Government to develop the state's tourism assets as part of efforts to boost economic growth at both state and national levels.

The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, said this on Tuesday while receiving a Niger State delegation led by the member representing Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal Constituency, Saidu Abdullahi, in Abuja.

Mr Abdullahi, who was accompanied by the General Manager of the Niger State Tourism Corporation, Zainab Mohammed, said the visit was aimed at drawing the ministry's attention to the state's vast but underutilised tourism potential, which he said aligns with President Bola Tinubu's econo...