Senator John Owan-Enoh
30 Oct
Sports Development Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, has described the Sports Performance Reward Fund (SPRF) as a well-packaged project worthy of commendation. According to the minister, SPRF, which is meant to reward excellent performances at international competitions, would motivate athletes and their coaches to work harder, knowing that they would be rewarded for every honour…
13 Oct
•Demands action plan leading to final amendment with definite timelines Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, has directed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to conclude the amendment of its statutes to address the country’s situation within the next one year. The minister also directed the federation to submit to his office the timeline leading to…
25 Sep
Sports Minister, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has prioritised the discovery and development of home-grown talents that would be aided to become world-class athletes through a carefully planned programme. The minister also disclosed that the government would expand the adopt-a-talent programme started by the previous regime to take care…
26 Aug
I am writing this on Friday morning. A new Minister of Sports for Nigeria has been in office for one week. The sports fraternity welcomes him to the beleaguered sector.
18 Aug
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, named Senator John Owan-Enoh as the country’s new Sports Minister.
21 Dec 2022
The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has begged Senator John Owan-Enoh and Mary Eta to drop their lawsuits against the party’s governorship candidate. He made the appeal, yesterday, during his South South town hall meeting with stakeholders at the Cultural Centre in Calabar, Cross River State. Recall that Owan-Enoh, who was…
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