Showcasing the Tourism Potentials of Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria - Open Journal of Social Sciences

JSS > Vol.7 No.7, July 2019

Showcasing the Tourism Potentials of Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria ()

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DOI: 10.4236/jss.2019.77027 1,392 Downloads 6,327 Views Citations

Author(s)

Stella O. Ebiloma

Affiliation(s)

Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

Kogi State is one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with Lokoja as the capital. Objective of the Study: To quantify the tourism potentials (abiotic and biotic) of some tourism sites in Lokoja, because information is needed for tourism development, marketing and promotion. Instruments Used: Surveying tape, Global Positioning system (GPS), Prismatic compass clinometers, appropriate books for vegetation identification, writing materials for noting field observations and a digital camera. Data collection involved stock assessment, direct measurements (quantitative) of the tourism resources on sites including their qualitative assessment. Results obtained are GPS readings of Latitudes and Longitudes in degrees and minutes, Elevations in metres, Bearing in degrees, Length and Breadth, Height of buildings and wall thickness in metres and vegetation identification. Tourism resources at the sites were also recorded. These tourists’ attractions (heritage, relics) are unique and are not available anywhere else in the world.

KEYWORDS

Kogi State, Lokoja, Lord Lugard, Tourism Resources

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Ebiloma, S. (2019) Showcasing the Tourism Potentials of Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 7, 318-332. doi: 10.4236/jss.2019.77027.

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