The Nigeria Football Federation has hailed the move of the Minister of Sports, Sunday Akin Dare, to request for a report on the performances of the various national teams in recent weeks, just as the football governing body submitted the requested report on Monday.
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The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja approved the draft bill for domestication of the International Convention against doping in sports.
According to the organizers of the event, the occasion will provide a platform for policy makers, old and current students of LAUTECH, the organized private sector, academia, media and other stakeholders to deliberate on national issues in a bid to proffer solutions to challenges facing the nation
Kola Daniels, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare disclosed in a statement in Lagos.
Special Assistant to the Minister, Kola Daniel, said in a statement that Dare also ordered the recall of AFN Secretary General, Elijah Ademu, to the Ministry, while a new scribe would be announced in due course.
Former Special Adviser to Oyo State Governor, Prince Kunle Oyewumi, has applauded the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, for taking bold steps in advancing the cause of sports in Nigeria.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development will not shy away from exercising its oversight on sports federations as it pushes for reforms in the running of the sports industry.
Dare gave hint of the approval for the refund via his Twitter handle: @SundayDare, on Wednesday.
With Hajia Buhari as the Chief Host, other distinguished personalities that will grace the unveiling of the tournament’s Main Organising Committee include the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Muhammad Musa Bello; and Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, all of who are Special Guests of Honour.
Both top Nigerian officials spoke to the players and officials of the Super Eagles on telephone when the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, visited the team camp on Saturday evening
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, on Saturday in Abuja said the upcoming friendly game between Nigeria and Brazil would expose the Super Eagles’ strengths and weaknesses.
The request, which was contained in a letter dated August 21, 2019, was read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, on the floor of upper chamber during plenary.
Dare said in a statement that the government was committed to empowering Nigerian youths in education, health, science and technology, politics and leadership.
The meeting, according to a source, is aimed at finding last solutions to issues militating against football development in the country
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has waded in to the lingering crisis between the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation and Super Falcons coach, Thomas Dennerby.
Youths and Sports Development Minister, Sunday Dare, on Sunday said the ministry was planning to have a camping system to nurture athletes discovered at the ongoing 5th National Youth Games.
There is now a departure from the previous neglect and lack of political will to fix the abandoned National Stadium all over the country, the Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, said on Saturday, noting that the facilities would now enjoy political will.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says the ministry is to choose six universities in the six geopolitical zones as centres of sporting excellence.
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, after the D’Tigers booked a place in the 2020 Olympic Games.
He made the pledge when he paid a working visit to the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp, in Kubwa, Abuja