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Bauchi govt expends N100m on tourism promotion

The Bauchi State Government has said it has spent N100 million on rehabilitation and upgrade of the Mala-Dulba Lake tourists’ site in the Misau Local Government Area of the state.

The General Manager, Bauchi State Tourism Board, Malam Yusuf Nasiru, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Bauchi.

He said the fund was provided through a special grant by the Federal Ministry of Environment, aimed to sustain the site and promote tourism in the state.

Nasiru listed some of the projects to include the planting of four hectares of assorted trees, erection of perimeter fencing, to secure the site from animals and procurement of water pumps, to irrigate the plantations.

NAN reports that the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) also trained 150 members of the Mala-Dulba community on environmental conservation. (NAN)

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