As the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games 2024, kicked off in grand style in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Team Kwara has set its sights on a strong showing, driven by a mix of youthful energy, determined leadership, and solid government support. The biennial sports event, which runs from May 16 to 30, 2025, gathered...
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6TH OSOM GAMES TODAY DECLARED OPEN BY THE NSC CHAIRMAN.
The National Sports Commission (NSC) is making headlines once again with its commitment to promoting Nigerian athletes through regular internal competitions. Today, Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), declared the 6th OSOM Games open in a colourful ceremony at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium in Abuja. This statement reinforces the Commission’s...
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Oluremi Tinubu Declares 2025 Women’s African Club Volleyball Championship Open
…As Customs Team Defeats Cameroonian Counterparts in Opening Match The First Lady and wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, 3 April 2025, graced the momentous occasion of the 2025 Women’s African Club Volleyball Championship, where she officially declared the tournament open. This historic edition marks the...
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NSC CHAIRMAN PLEDGES INCLUSIVENESS IN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
National Sports Commission Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko has promised to involve all stakeholders in the quest to actualize the sports economy and grassroots sports development mandates of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. Speaking when a delegation of Association of Former Female Athletes of Nigeria (AFFAN) paid him a working visit, Mallam Dikko reiterated his position...
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AFRICAN MINISTERS, STAKEHOLDERS APPLAUD NIGERIA’S SPORTS REFORMS, RHINSE AS DIKKO ATTENDS INTERREGIONAL AFRICAN MINISTERIAL MEETING
National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko joined other Ministers of Sports in Africa, UNESCO Anti-Doping Convention officials, stakeholders and experts across the globe at the Interregional African Ministerial Meeting held in Banjul, Gambia on Tuesday. The meeting discussed and reached agreements on steps to strengthen the governance of sports in Africa, fostering cooperation at the...
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SPORTS HAD NEVER HAD IT THIS GOOD! – REPS MEMBERS APPLAUD TINUBU OVER BUDGET AS NSC DEFENDS ITS BUDGET BEFORE BOTH CHAMBERS OF NASS
House of Representatives Committee on Sports has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR over the creation of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the unprecedented budget allocation for sports in the 2025 budget proposals which is deliberately targeted at key infrastructure projects to assist jumpstart and drive the sports economy in Nigeria. Speaking while fielding...
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NSC COMMITTED TO SAFETY OF SPORTING VENUES
National Sports Commission Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko has added his voice to the growing need for safety in the nation’s sporting facilities. Speaking while hosting the CAF Safe Stadium Initiative delegation, Dikko emphasized that it had become imperative to ensure the safety of lives at match venues. His words, “We are placing a premium on...
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Nigeria: A Nation Where Heroes die hopelessly in poverty: Bash Ali WBC
Nigeria: A Nation Where Heroes Passed Away Hopelessly in Poverty – Bash Ali WBC By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna It was originally titled “Mike Tyson, Bash Ali: Poverty and passing way of heroes hopelessly in. Nigeria”, from the source. Undoubtedly, differences exist with societies that looks after its own Heroes especially between the US Mike Tyson...
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AMGA: Gov Zulum Joins VP Shettima, others at 2024 closing ceremony
Gov Zulum joins VP Shettima, others at 2024’s AMGA closing ceremony By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, joined Vice President Kashim Shettima, Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, and other prominent personalities to attend the closing ceremony of this year’s African Military Games, AMGA24, held in Abuja. The closing ceremony was held...
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DOMESTIC LEAGUE: A CORNERSTONE IN NIGERIA’S SPORTS ECONOMY – SHEHU DIKKO
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, has described the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) as the cornerstone of the countries sports economy. Dikko made the statement Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with the Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League Club Owners Association, Chief Dr. Okey Kpalukwu. He revealed that...