{"id":5358,"date":"2021-05-28T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/?p=5358"},"modified":"2021-05-30T12:24:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T12:24:39","slug":"childrens-day-nssf-honours-kogi-students-with-gifts-for-excelling-in-sports-academics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/childrens-day-nssf-honours-kogi-students-with-gifts-for-excelling-in-sports-academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s Day: NSSF Honours Kogi Students with Gifts for Excelling in Sports, Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Stephen Adeleye<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The National School Sports Federation (NSSF) on Thursday presented gifts to three students in Kogi State for excelling both in academics and in school sports as part of activities to mark the 2021 National Children’s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presenting the gifts to the beneficiaries in Lokoja, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Pastor Emmanuel Idenyi, congratulated the students and prayed God to continue to protect and make them great in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Idenyi, who was represented by Mrs Olabisi Osagbemi, the Director Tertiary and Continuing Education, urged the children to be committed to their studies while doing well also in sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The permanent secretary assured the students the commitment of the Governor to continue to support school sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n