Ministry admits errors in calculation as Delta, Bayelsa, Edo, others lose medals

The Senate, yesterday, passed two bills seeking to establish the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Federal University of Sports, Nkalagu, Ebonyi State.

Take away the freebies from the international engagements of national sports teams and see the restoration of sanity into Nigerian sports administration, accountability in funding...

Chairman of the Sports Reform Committee, empowered to examine Nigeria’s sports architecture during the reign of Solomon Dalung

How can Nigeria break out of this vicious cycle of institutional dysfunction in sport administration? Like a bulk of Nigeria’s institutional dysfunction, sport administration also has the fundamental issue...

Former Director General of the defunct National Sports Commission (NSC), Dr. Amos Adamu, has commended the Edo State government for the state-of-the-art facilities it provided for the 20th National Sports Festival.

When Bill Clinton was President of the USA and he visited Nigeria for the very first time, one of his very first comments was to ask about the great Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Sport is one aspect of human existence that has continuously evolved. All over the world, the sports sector has emerged from a recreational activity to a way of life that provides riches beyond...

I admit that I have not read the entirety of the draft of the proposed new National Sports Industry Policy.

When Nigeria failed to win a single medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the country’s sports officials came to the conclusion that something drastic must be done to arrest the steep slide in the nation’s sports fortunes. Heeding calls by stakeholders, the then Sports Minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi convinced President Goodluck Jonathan to convene…

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has reiterated the commitment of his administration to national sports growth, making efforts to harness the human and natural resources to drive the passion. Akeredolu said this yesterday when he received the 19th National Sports festival Torch of Unity at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure. He said the forthcoming…

Immediate-past governor of Delta State and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Delta South Senatorial District, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has called on government and stakeholders to support the development of grassroots sports in Nigeria and also establish an active National Sports Commission, if the nation must excel in sports. Uduaghan made the call…