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Rohr Ordered to Inject Home Based Players to Super Eagles

By Wale Mustapha on November 25, 2020 News, Sports

The Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has been given a marching order by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to immediately inject home based players into the team. This is to strengthen the Nigeria league as well as give opportunities to home based players. According to the statement emanating from the […]

Rohr not bigger than Nigeria – Ministry

By Wale Mustapha on November 22, 2020 News, Sports

The recent poor performance by the Super Eagles against Sierra Leone is a source of worry to all Nigerians and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) must be ready to take a bold decision on Gernot Rohr if the slide continues, a source in the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has said.According to the impeccable […]

60 Nigeria Sports Icon: I hold no grudge not been nominated- Ogbeifo–Balofin

By Wale Mustapha on October 17, 2020 News, Sports

Sydney 2000 Olympic silver medallists, Ruth Ogbeifo-Balofin says she hold no grudge not been nominated among the 60 Nigerian Sports Icon. The 60 Nigerian Sports Icon took place at the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja. Ogbeifo-Balofin said despite winning laurels for the country at the World Weightlifting Championship, she went further to […]

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

By Wale Mustapha on October 17, 2020 News, Sports

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 […]

2019 AG Camp: We were instructed not to grant interviews, says Nosa-Odia

By Wale Mustapha on October 17, 2020 News, Sports

National Senior women’s handball player, Isoken Nosa-Odia revealed that athletes were instructed by top officials of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports not to grant interviews to journalists at the 2019 African Games camp, in a bid to conceal the ills going on. This is coming on the heel of youths in Nigeria calling […]

President Buhari vows to make sports economy driven

By Wale Mustapha on October 17, 2020 News, Sports

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has assured all Nigerians, especially sports men and women, that the country would no longer abandon past heroes and heroines. The President mentioned this in his speech at the unveiling of Nigeria’s 60 Sports Icons, one of the events scheduled to celebrate the country’s diamond jubilee, at the Moshood Abiola National […]

Minister Writes IGP, Demands Release of Arrested #EndSARS Protesters

By Wale Mustapha on October 13, 2020 News, Sports

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has written the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu to release #EndSARS protesters who were arrested in different locations across the country for taking part in the protests. He also urged the police boss to accelerate the reforms promised by President Muhammadu Buhari. In […]

FG Set to Honour 60 Sports icons

By Wale Mustapha on October 13, 2020 News, Sports

All is now set to honour 60 Nigerian sports icons and personalities that have won laurels for Nigeria and those that have made meaningful impact on sports development in the last sixty years. The event is part of activities organised by the Federal government to celebrate Nigeria’s Diamond jubilee . Minister of Youth and Sports Development […]

NYIF: Minister Commends Focal Group Volunteers

By Wale Mustapha on August 27, 2020 News, Sports

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has commended members of the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) Focal Group for the dedication they have shown in carrying out their unpaid volunteer work for the Fund. The Minister, who made the commendation when the NYIF Focal Group presented its preliminary report to him […]

DANGOTE GROUP BEGINS RENOVATION OF MOSHOOD ABIOLA STADIUM

By Wale Mustapha on August 26, 2020 News, Sports

In fulfilment of the promise made a year ago that the nation’s sporting facilities would be revived, the Youth and Sports Development Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare on Wednesday flagged off and handed over the pitch of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium to the Dangote Group, for the commencement of rehabilitation by Messrs, Aron Nigeria Ltd. […]