EMR Partners Port Harcourt Tourism Conference, Urges Members and Stakeholders to Participate
By Pan Afric Reporters
The Energy and Maritime Reporters of Nigeria (EMR) has announced its partnership with the forthcoming Port Harcourt Tourism Conference ‘Special’ 2026, urging members, tourism professionals and other stakeholders to participate actively in the six-day event scheduled for November 17 to 22, 2026, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The development was contained in a press release signed by the National Secretary of EMR, Saviour Ekpe, Ph.D., announcing the association’s partnership with the conference organised by Encyclopedia Nigeria Limited in collaboration with its partners.
The conference, to be held at the NUJ Complex, Rivers State Council, Port Harcourt, has as its theme: “Promoting Nigeria’s Vast Tourism Opportunities, Exposing Untapped And Hidden Tourism Potentials.”
According to the organisers, the event is expected to bring together tourism experts, investors, government representatives, hospitality operators, aviation industry stakeholders, tourism organisations, media professionals and other key players across the tourism and hospitality value chain.
Speaking on the partnership, the conference organiser and Lagos State Chairman of EMR, Princess Happiness Aduku, said the event was conceived as a platform to promote Nigeria’s tourism potential while creating opportunities for investment, networking and strategic partnerships.
She urged EMR members to give the conference wider publicity and participate actively, stressing that it was designed to accommodate stakeholders across the tourism and hospitality sector.
Princess Aduku specifically encouraged hotels, resorts, tourism operators, investors, advertisers, government agencies, hospitality businesses, vendors and other stakeholders to attend and utilise the opportunities presented by the conference.
Also speaking, EMR National Chairman, Comrade Martins Giadom, commended Aduku and the organisers for putting the conference together, noting that the Lagos-based organisers had chosen Port Harcourt as a strategic location for the event.
Giadom said the conference would provide an opportunity to showcase the tourism and investment potential of the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large, assuring the organisers that EMR would provide the necessary publicity and media support through its members and communication platforms.
“The National Chairman also called on members of the public and stakeholders in the tourism subsector to register for the conference and take advantage of the exhibition opportunities available to participants,” the statement said.
The programme will feature a conference, runway fashion show, tourism exhibitions, roundtable and panel discussions, networking activities and a hospitality industry forum, among other activities.
EMR therefore urged its members, tourism correspondents, media professionals and other stakeholders to support the conference through wider publicity and active participation, saying the event would help promote investment and business opportunities, encourage networking and facilitate partnerships capable of contributing to the growth of Nigeria’s tourism and hospitality industry.
