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Nigeria Customs Service Supports Athletes Training Grant Programme:

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PRESS STATEMENT The Nigeria Customs Service, under the leadership of Comptroller General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has thrown its weight behind the National Sports Commission’s athletes training grant programme as Nigeria intensifies preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The NCS provided critical support to the Commission’s initiative designed to boost elite athletes’ readiness ahead of major international competitions. Two weeks ago, 26 elite athletes drawn from different sports received training grants worth millions of naira under the programme. The intervention is targeted at strengthening athletes’ preparation through improved access to quality coaching, enhanced nutrition, modern training equipment and exposure to competitive events. The National Sports Commision noted that the backing of the Customs Service comes at a crucial time, as athletes enter the final stretch of preparations for global competitions. The grants are expected to ease financial pressures that often...
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A New Dawn Rises for the Nigeria National League (NNL): When Belief Becomes Investment:

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Real change in football rarely begins with a whistle. It begins with belief. Belief that a league is worth building. Belief that structure can replace chaos. Belief that domestic football, long overlooked and underfunded, can stand as a serious commercial and sporting enterprise. For the Nigeria National League, that belief may finally have found tangible expression. For decades, the NNL has existed as Nigerian football’s proving ground, producing players who graduate to the top flight while the league itself struggled for identity and financial stability. It was competitive but constrained, passionate but perennially under-resourced. The narrative was predictable: talent thrives, structure lags. Now, the conversation is shifting. The headline commitment by Toptier Sports Management to inject over ₦40 billion into the NNL and the Nigeria Women Football League over the next decade is not just another sponsorship announcement. It represents one of the most ambitious private-sector interv...
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Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Abuja 2026: Facilities Gets Good Ratings as Organizing Committee Concludes Inspection for 3rd National Para Games:

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PRESS STATEMENT The Local Organizing Committee for the 3rd National Para Games has successfully concluded a comprehensive inspection of facilities ahead of the Games scheduled to hold from March 26 to April 3, 2026 at the MKO Abiola National Stadium Complex, Abuja. The inspection exercise, conducted covered all designated venues to assess readiness, identify technical gaps and ensure compliance with required standards for hosting a seamless and inclusive multi-sport event. A total of fifteen sports facilities were evaluated across the stadium complex and other designated venues in the Federal Capital Territory. These include venues for Amputee Football, Para Athletics, Para Badminton, Para Canoe, Para Cycling, Para Karate, Para Powerlifting, Para Shooting, Para Soccer, Para Swimming, Para Taekwondo, Para Table Tennis, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Tennis. According to the inspection report, the majority of the facilities have been confirmed ready and suitable...
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Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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A Breath of Fresh Air in the Nigeria National League as Toptier Sports Management Drives Reform and Visibility:

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For years, the Nigeria National League (NNL) has been described as a reservoir of raw talent, competitive, passionate and unpredictable, yet often constrained by structural and commercial limitations.  As the second stanza of the 2025/2026 season starts, a new wave of optimism is sweeping through the league, powered by a renewed partnership with investors, Toptier Sports Management. At a strategic kick-off session held ahead of the resumption of the season, Toptier Sports Management and the NNL leadership mapped out an ambitious vision designed to strengthen the league’s governance, enhance its visibility and unlock its commercial potential. For many stakeholders, it signaled more than routine planning. It felt like a reset. Toptier Sports Management, investors in both the NNL and the Nigerian Women Football League, has been working closely with league management to build governance frameworks that prioritize sustainability and operational excellence. The emphasis has been on layin...
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Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Invited Diaspora Athletes ( IDA ) to compete at the 2026 National Intermediate Games in Lagos as 38th State:

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The National Sports Commission, NSC, has announced that the "Invited Diaspora Athletes" ( IDA ), will make its debut at the first edition of the National Intermediate Games scheduled for Lagos, later this year. The IDA is one of the many key reforms that the NSC under the leadership of Mallam Shehu Dikko and Hon. Bukola Olopade, has established as part of the Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria's Sports Economy, RHINSE. Director General of the NSC, Hon. Bukola Olopade said since the establishment of the Diaspora Discovery Athletes Committee, which is currently Chaired by Tunde Adelakun, the committee had swiftly swung into action with many Nigerians in the Diaspora showing significant interest to compete for Nigeria. The DG maintained that this is one of the reasons the Invited Diaspora Athletes team will be fully involved at the Intermediate Games this year in Lagos. " We are very excited about this initiative because of the immediate and futuristic impact it will h...
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Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Toptier Sports Management And Nigerian National League Hosts Kick-Off Strategy Session Ahead of Second Stanza of the 2025/2026 Season:

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Toptier Sports Management and the Nigeria National League (NNL) have held their strategic kick-off session ahead of the the second stanza of the 2025/2026 season, reaffirming their shared commitment to strengthening the structure, visibility and commercial value of the league. Toptier Sports Management, investors of both the NNL and the Nigerian Women Football League, has been working closely with league management to establish governance frameworks designed to ensure long-term sustainability and operational excellence. The partnership has focused on building foundational systems that will enhance transparency, professionalism and competitive integrity across the league. As part of its expanded investment in the NNL, Toptier Sports Management has commenced strategic interventions in key areas including indemnities, digitization, broadcast production and branding.  These initiatives are aimed at modernizing league operations, improving club compliance standards and elevating the ove...
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Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Hon. Dare Donates Bus to Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area:

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The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Chief Sunday Dare CON, has donated a bus to the Renewed Hope Ambassadors of Ogbomoso North Local Government. The Presidential Spokesman made the donation today Friday 20th February, 2026 in Ogbomoso, at the APC Local Government Office Apake. In attendance, to receive the bus, was the Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Ogbomoso North Local Government Chapter, Chief Ademola Olawale AGBADEMO, Senator Yusuf Brimo, Engr. Dayo Lawal, Honorable Olamiju Alao-Akala, Baba Akin Ọkẹ, Alhaji Wasiu Olukan, Alhaji Bukola Badmus, Barrister Daud Suilayman Abese, Alhaji Basiru Akatapa, Alhaji Rasaki Razor, Honourable Jacob Ajao, with other stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogbomoso. The bus will aid campaign activities, ease movement and engagement of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors across the grassroots, local governments and Ogbomoso Zone, for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu G...
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Location: Ogbomoso, Oyo, Nigeria
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