Lagos State government has begun a serious clampdown on unregistered hotels, restaurants and tourism establishments in the state following their non-compliance with the Supreme Court's judgement.The Supreme Court had ruled that only states had the power to regulate activities of hotels, restaurants, event centres and other establishments in the hospitality industry.The government decried that over 3,000 hotels, restaurants and others in the hospitality industry were yet to register with the state government before doing businesses in the state. The annual registration fee for running a hotel is N250,000.About 25 hotels and restaurants have been served default notices to comply with government's directive to register their business outfit or risk closure.On Wednesday, officials of the Ministry of Tourism and Intergovernmental Relations began enforcement of the law in Victoria Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, serving defaulting hotels and restaurants notices.Some of the facilities that have been served default notices in Victoria Island are Jade Palace, Steers Real Burger, the Yello Chichi, Bonza Restaurant Café Bunbeanos and Paris Deli Restaurant Café Bakery.The government lamented that only 25 percent of hotels, restaurants and others had registered with the government and vowed that it would ensure 100 percent compliance before the end of December, 2013.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Lagos State To Close Down Unregistered Hotels, Restaurants And Event Centers
Lagos State government has begun a serious clampdown on unregistered hotels, restaurants and tourism establishments in the state following their non-compliance with the Supreme Court's judgement.The Supreme Court had ruled that only states had the power to regulate activities of hotels, restaurants, event centres and other establishments in the hospitality industry.The government decried that over 3,000 hotels, restaurants and others in the hospitality industry were yet to register with the state government before doing businesses in the state. The annual registration fee for running a hotel is N250,000.About 25 hotels and restaurants have been served default notices to comply with government's directive to register their business outfit or risk closure.On Wednesday, officials of the Ministry of Tourism and Intergovernmental Relations began enforcement of the law in Victoria Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, serving defaulting hotels and restaurants notices.Some of the facilities that have been served default notices in Victoria Island are Jade Palace, Steers Real Burger, the Yello Chichi, Bonza Restaurant Café Bunbeanos and Paris Deli Restaurant Café Bakery.The government lamented that only 25 percent of hotels, restaurants and others had registered with the government and vowed that it would ensure 100 percent compliance before the end of December, 2013.
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