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_Says public-private partnership is key for sports development, appreciates investors._  As part of his ongoing efforts to assess the state of major sports facilities in the country, Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh inspected the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Thursday. Senator Enoh started his inspection from the stadium complex, where he visited the National Institute of Sports, the boxing complex, mainbowl of the stadium, sports medical centre, indoor sports hall and other facilities. He also inspected the Games Village hostels, Legacy Pitch, Power House, as well as the courts for different sports. During his briefing at the stadium, John Enoh said “this facility built around the 1960’s, has been put to use functionally, including during the 2nd All African Games (1973). It has gone through a lot.” “This should not be the symbol of our sports in a city referred to as a sports city,” he added. The Minister stated that he will do all it takes to bring b...

Minister of Sports Development John Owan Enoh has commended sports journalists in the country under the aegis of Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) for their contributions to sports development in the country. The minister received the leadership of the body in Abuja, on Tuesday. He applauded sports journalists for their willingness to be partners in the development of sports in Nigeria. He restated his commitment in working with sports journalists to foster development in sector, by effectively giving the media a sense of belonging. John Enoh said “thank you for your commitments to working together with the ministry. It matters to me and my team. Any one who occupies this ministry knows the importance of working with the media. I am glad that through this effort, we are able to forge a relationship.” “Your request to be a part of what I am doing is very important and I will do all I can not to go wrong in that scope,” the minister added. He stated that he will lead an open ad...

_Assures increased funding for athletics_ The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh was present at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 12:08am, on Tuesday, to receive Nigeria’s delegation from the World Athletics Championship that took place in Budapest, Hungary. The team of 25 athletes, comprising 11 males and 15 female athletes, including Women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan flew the White and Green flag at the annual track and field event. Enoh, who was appointed sports minister a few days before the commencement of the Championship in Budapest, said that he needed to be physically present to welcome the athletes, to signal his commitment towards increased attention for athletics. Reacting to the plea of the team, the Minister assured the contingent of adequate funding under his leadership as the sports minister. He noted that long term preparation and planning is needed for the team to succeed at tourneys and no ston...

Minister of Sports Development Senator John Owan Enoh has stated that his administration will prioritize infrastructure and facilities development, as they are key for Nigeria to achieve success in sports. Enoh made the statement known to his media team in Abuja, capping off his first week in office. “Facilities and infrastructures are a key component of sports, as they are variables that drive both elite performance and grassroots development", Enoh said. The minister described the Abuja stadium as a national monument that can stand toe to toe with contemporaries across Africa, when completely turned around. “It is very important that we get it right with our facilities. We must maintain the current infrastructures that we have, and look towards making them better to match what we have across the world.” The minister said that he will assess the state of other facilities and infrastructure across the country and ensure they are elevated as needed.

The Honourable Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan-Enoh has appointed Mr. Kola Daniel as Special Assistant on Media, as announced in the early hours of Wednesday 23rd August, 2023. The appointment of Kola Daniel came barely 48 hours, after the official inauguration of the Ministers designate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. The Executive Media Aide to the immediate past Minister of Sports and Youth Development Chief Sunday Dare CON FNIS, will now have to continue where he stopped, in terms of greater media projections and relations, in order to give the Federal Ministry of Sports the desired Strong Media Presence, across the Nigeria, Africa and the World at large. Kola Daniel is a Senior member of the Institute of Corporate Administration (ICA), an award conferred on him in December 2021, for his distinguished professional contributions to public administration. CKD, as his popularly called, has made the world brighter for so many footballers, journalist and folks across other se...

Urges Her to Defend Her Women's 100m Title Boldly In Budapest The immediate past minister of Sports and Youth development, Chief Sunday Dare, CON, has described Thursday's ruling of an arbitration panel that lifted the provisional suspension, slammed on Nigeria's world record holder in women's 100 meters hurdles, Oluwatobi Amusan by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) as timely and a huge relief.  The former Sports Minister stated this in a congratulatory message sent to Amusan, in which he also said the verdict was justice well served, and a vindication of the hurdler as "a clean athlete, that she's always been".  Chief Dare told the reigning world champion that he is personally overjoyed to have received  the cheering news that she [Tobi Amusan] has successfully appealed her provisional ban successfully.   "I join millions of your fans in Nigeria and in the diaspora to  celebrate the good tidings, and look forward to the successful defense of your ti...

To Attract 1000 participants In Lagos. Over 1000 participants are expected at the much-anticipated Ogbomoso Investment Roadshow which will hold August 24, 2023 at the Commerce House of Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Victoria Island, in Lagos. Benjamin Onigbinde, CEO of Sigvent Group, Convener Ogbomoso Economic and Investment Summit, who stated this in an interview said, as the largest in-person gathering for Ogbomoso Corporate Community in the world, the event would have participants, both virtual and physical, and will be rounded up by unveiling of Ogbomoso Business Roundtable. He said the roadshow would connect investors with focus on Agric Industrial Processing Zone, SME industrial cluster, medical tourism and hospitality, mining and solid minerals, and mass transit area. He said the event which is a follow-up to the Ogbomoso Economic and Investment Summit held in 2022 is designed as a partner and Investor Forum connecting investors all around the world to more than a N100...

- The Dare Antidote  Prior to their jetting out to Rwanda, for the defence of their FIBA Women's Afrobasket title, many did not give the hurridly assembled team, with a new coaching set-up, the chance of making a good impression, talk more of matching the high standards set by their predicessors, the D'Tigress classes of Mali 2017, Senegal 2019 and Cameroun 2021. Stemming from a deliberate policy by the Engr. Musa Kida led Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Board, and acting on the charge by former Minister of Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare that elite federations in the country's sports should look inward, with a view of discovering, nurturing and exposing hidden talents to the world; the NBBF held three tryouts in Nigeria and the USA, and the outcome was the infusion of a few more unheralded home-based players, into the all conquering D'Tigress team, that just won for Nigeria and for themselves a fourth conservative, FIBA Afrobasket title. The inclusion of hom...

Stakeholders in the Nigeria Sports family have praised the immediate Past Minister for Youth and Sports  Sunday Dare following the Success of the Nigeria Women Basketball Team, D'Tigress as they emerge Champions of the Afrobasket tournament in Rwanda. The Nigerian Ladies showed class to defeat Senegal in the Final by  84-74 points on Saturday to successfully defend thier title. The win ensured the Nigerian  Girls have now won the Afrobasket four times in a row.  Meanwhile the Former Sports Minister Sunday Dare has been hailed for the role he played in the Nigeria Basketball family that has led to the current success story of the Nigerian girls. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Sports Ministry Ismailia Abubakar, if the former Minister had not laid a good foundation it would have been difficult for the girl to achieve what they did in Kigali. " Sunday Dare laid the solid foundation for this wonderful achievement with the way he sanitised  the Nigeria Ba...