To highlight Nigeria’s rich culinary heritage, the Federal Government plans to set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest dining table scheduled to hold in Abuja.
This forthcoming historic attempt happening in December will promote opportunities in the country’s hospitality and creative economy as part of the Mega Renewed Hope NIHOTOUR Gastronomy Festival.
The GWR attempt was reportedly announced by the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa alongside the Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, (NIHOTOUR), Abisoye Fagade.
This year’s Gastronomy festival, themed ‘Oriki: Taste of Culture’ alongside the record-breaking attempt will feature a 3.6-kilometre dining table expected to host between 2,000 and 3,000 participants.
According to the NIHOTOUR boss, the festival also orms part of NIHOTOUR’s wider efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s tourism and hospitality value chain through skills training, entrepreneurship, and youth participation.
He further disclosed that the week-long event promises a lineup of exhibitions, culinary masterclasses, cultural performances, food tastings, and investment dialogues, all aimed at highlighting Nigeria’s growing influence in global gastronomy.
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