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Information Communication Technology (Ict) And Tourism Development In Abia State (A Case Study Of National War Museum Umuahia)

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3 years ago

September 13, 2023

The study determines the influence of information communication technology (ICT) and tourism development in Abia State (A case study of National War Museum Umuahia). Specifically, the study sought to determine the effects of social media applications on tourist choice of destination in Abia State, effects of internet application on tourist choice of destination in Abia State, effects of mobile technology on tourists choice of destination in Abia State and effects of computer usage on tourist choice of destination in Abia state.

Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. The literature reviewed for this study was under the following subheadings: conceptual framework, theoretical frameworks, empirical studies and summary of literature reviewed. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study was carried out in National War Museum Umuahia.

The population of the study comprised of 120 respondents made up 15 staff of National War Museum and 105 guest of the War Museum in the study area. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher.

The reliability result of 0.74 was obtained as the result of the overall reliability of the instrument which indicated that the items were reliable. The data was analyzed using mean and Standard Deviation (SD) for research questions 1-4 while t-test was used to analyzed the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.

The results revealed that the respondents agreed that the 21 items were the influence of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on tourism development in Nigeria. Therefore, the null hypothesis of no significant effects was rejected in all the items tested. The researcher recommended among other things, that the effects of social media applications on tourist choice of destination in Abia State should be re-examined on the aspect of negative side of it.

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WAKE UP! Art Exhibition Returns for a Second Act

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2 weeks ago

August 27, 2026

Mariam Balogun

The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.

Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.

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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.

Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.

The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.

It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.

Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.

Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”

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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”