Bayelsa State’s quest to create a new revenue avenue through sports will be enhanced by the state’s new airport, Chief Executive Officer of Monimichelle, a sports facilities construction outfit, Ebi Egbe has said.   Speaking in Yenagoa, Egbe said sports and tourism would be the biggest beneficiary of the state’s international airport commissioned on Thursday…

Nigeria Team is in full training mode as they get ready to represent the country at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games, with an 86-man delegate consisting of 60 Special Olympics Nigeria Athletes and 26 Officials. The Games will hold from the 14th – 21st of March 2019 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Special Olympics…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom at the weekend expressed delight that sporting activities, particularly football, were gradually lifting the spirit of the people after a series of tragic invasions by cattle herders. Speaking at the Benue Peoples’ House in Makurdi while receiving trophies won by Benue-born international women football star, Francisca Ordega, Ortom said something…

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the fourth major industrial era since the initial Industrial Revolution of the 18th century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres, collectively referred to as cyber-physical systems. Nigeria must narrow the gap between the technological potential…

President of Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Gbenga Lufadeju has called on government at all levels, corporate entities and well meaning Nigerians to provide sports facilities in all parts of the country to encourage more youth participation in sports. Lufadeju told The Guardian at the weekend that Nigeria has the potential to thrive in sports if the…

Despite the many challenges faced by the Nigerian sports industry in 2018, the year 2019 offers yet another opportunity to try to become bigger and more impactful economically. In this piece, I attempt to proffer some solutions to the problems and how Nigerian sport can make use of some of the available digital tools to…

The Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has condemned Niger State unsportsmanlike behaviour during the final match between Niger and Delta states at the 19th National Sport festival in Abuja. HFN’s President, Samuel Ocheho described the disruption of the final led by the Niger State Director of Sports, Alhaji Baba Sheshi, as disgraceful and shameful. He…

The organisers of the NorthWest Petroleum Football tournament have charged governments and corporate firms in the country to invest in sports in order for there to be gainful employment and great reduction in crimes. Speaking at the final that ended in Calabar at the weekend, the Head, Corporate Communications and Brand Northwest Petroleum & Gas…

President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked athletes in the country to give their best to promote unity at the flag off of the Ministry of Interior Games (MIGA), which began yesterday. He said the event was aimed at unearthing new talents for Team Nigeria.

Since the end of the FIFA World Cup in July, the competition in the African sports television market has continued to grow. While all the three major players in the English-speaking market – SuperSport, StarTimes and Kwese TV – shared the rights to the biggest football showpiece of the summer, they have each made different…

The management of Mibod Global Resources Limited and SIAO, an audit and assurance, tax and advisory firm based in Lagos, in collaboration with Vienna, Austria based Henry Lewis Promotion and U.S based boxing promotion outfit, Boss Lady Promotion, have concluded arrangements to identify young Nigerians who are good in other sports apart from football and…

It is the little things that matter the most in life.  Attention to the small details changes lives and makes the biggest difference.    Two of late Nelson Mandela’s greatest quotes come to mind. The first is: ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’. The second is: ‘Sport has the…