Nigeria National honors, cash gifts for victoriois Commonwealth Games, World Athletics Championships athletes

Nigeria National honors, cash gifts for victoriois Commonwealth Games, World Athletics Championships athletes

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja approved National Honours and cash awards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics championships. Speaking at a presidential reception in honour of the athletes, the President said his Government is committed to rewarding excellence, no less for members of Team […]

Team Nigeria claims historic Women’s 4x100m gold at Commonwealth Games

Team Nigeria claims historic Women’s 4x100m gold at Commonwealth Games

Team Nigeria women’s 4x100m quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha made history Sunday afternoon at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham by becoming the first women’s relay team to win a Commonwealth Games gold. The quartet achieved this feat in record breaking fashion, running 42.10 seconds to break the barely one […]

Tobi Amusan wins 100m hurdles Gold, make Commonwealth Games history

Tobi Amusan wins 100m hurdles Gold, make Commonwealth Games history

Tobiloba Ayomide Amusan has made history as the first Nigerian track and field athlete and the second in history to successfully defend a Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles title. The petite, 25 year old also set a new 12.30 seconds Games Record on the way to winning the event’s gold. Amusan, the reigning World champion and […]

Medal winning athletes, coaches get $25,000 boost from Ministry of Youth and Sports in Birmingham

Medal winning athletes, coaches get $25,000 boost from Ministry of Youth and Sports in Birmingham

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in another show of proactiveness splashed $25,000 on Team Nigeria athletes who have so far won medals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In a friendly ceremony held at the Hilton Garden in Birmingham, the athletes and their coaches were rewarded for bringing glory to fatherland Gold […]

Sports Minister confirms Nigeria’s readiness for 2022 Commonwealth Games

Sports Minister confirms Nigeria’s readiness for 2022 Commonwealth Games

… As British High Commissioner Hosts Team to Farewell Reception Sports Minister Sunday Dare is optimistic Team Nigeria will be very competitive at the 2022 Commonwealth Games starting in Birmingham, United Kingdom next week. The Minister said Nigerian athletes are fit and ready for the Games because the past few months have sharpened and toughened […]

Sunday Dare in Rwanda for Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Taskforce Summit

Sunday Dare in Rwanda for Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Taskforce Summit

Nigeria’s Youth and Sports Minister, Hon. Sunday Dare attended the 5th edition of the Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Task Force meeting on Thursday, in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Rwandan Capital city of Kigali. The three-day Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) which started […]

“Ministry of Youth and Sports Please Pay My Eight Thousand US Dollar”, Nigeria Table Tennis Star Cries Out

“Ministry of Youth and Sports Please Pay My Eight Thousand US Dollar”, Nigeria Table Tennis Star Cries Out

Nigeria Para-Table Tennis star Temitope Lanre Ogunsanya who represented Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane Australia is calling on the Ministry Of Youth and Sports to pay his grants approved for the Commonwealth Games in 2018. The grant which is meant to cover professional athlete’s training expenses before the competition as approved by […]