Mallam Shehu Dikko
1 day ago
To avoid a repeat of the past failures at the Olympic Games, the Federal Government has started moves to ensure that Nigerian athletes are better prepared to vie for laurels at the Los Angeles 2028 edition of the Games, chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has said.
11 Jan
Chieftains of the National Sports Commission (NSC), led by its Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and Director General, Hon.Bukola Olopade, have approved the immediate redeployment of several top federation secretaries to new ones with immediate effect.
7 Dec
The decision by the Federal Government to bring back the National Sports Commission (NSC) was received with jubilation by stakeholders in Nigerian sports.
3 Dec
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has called on private sector organisations to synergise with the commission as it works towards the reintroduction of school sports into the country’s educational system.
31 Oct
The newly-appointed Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, yesterday, said that the country has started a journey towards a sustainable Sports Economy.
28 Oct
From the performances of our national teams in international competitions, especially in the past four Olympic Games, to all the shenanigans that marked various ministerial administrations of sports from 2015 into 2024, it was obvious that the Nigerian sports establishment needed a rejig.
28 Oct
The Chairman of the Nigerian National League (NNL), George Aluo, and the organiser of the Okpekpe International Road Race, Padmozi Marketing Ltd., have commended the Federal Government on the recent appointments of Mallam Shehu Dikko
26 Oct
The decision by President Bola Tinubu to appoint Mallam Shehu Dikko as chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) is generating serious interest in the country’s sports circle.
24 Oct
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, scrapped the Federal Ministry of Sports Development and replaced it with the National Sports Commission (NSC). Tinubu announced the scrapping of the sports ministry alongside four others in a mini-cabinet rejig, yesterday.
24 Oct
Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation and Nigeria’s member of the FIFA Council, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his choice of Mallam Shehu Dikko as chairman of the reinstated National Sports Commission (NSC).  Â
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