By Saheed Afolabi Finally, Hardwork pays, Sunday Dare the Hon Minister of Youth and sports Development has been awarded Commander of the Order of Niger (CON) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Sunday Dare, in his remarks, praised God for being given such National Award. Just two days ago, he was conferred Fellowship of the National […]
By Saheed Afolabi The Honourable Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to the development of youth, especially in the area of skills acquisition and digital training with a view to continually empowering them to compete favourably with their counterparts globally. Dare gave the assurance weekend, […]
By Saheed Afolabi The Minister of Youth and Sport, Sunday Dare has sealed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the Delta State Government led by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Asaba. Dare made it known that the National Youth Games is for athletes who are under the age of 17 so as not to throw […]
By Saheed Afolabi In a bid to upgrade sporting facilities in the country as well as enhance performance of the nation’s athletes for maximum podium appearances, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N2.4bn for the construction of a new National Sports Medicine and High Performance Centre at the Moshood Abiola National […]
By Saheed Afolabi The Honourable Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare has said that Nigeria has keyed into the Commonwealth Youth Students Summit, African Region 2023 with the approval of hosting the Summit in the country by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister who disclosed this today in his Office in Abuja said […]
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Commonwealth Youth and Students Summit, African Region; scheduled to hold in Abuja from May 8 – 12, 2023. The Honourable Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare who inaugurated the Committee today at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, stated that […]
By Saheed Afolabi The Federal Government has approved the recognition of Mixed Martial Arts (NMMAF) as one of the National Sports Federations under the control and supervision of the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development. The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare who disclosed this on Tuesday in his office in […]
By ECHONEWS The 2022 National Para Sports Federations Elections has been scheduled to hold in Abuja on Friday, July 15, 2022 following the dissolution of the Boards of seven Para Sports Federations on Tuesday March 8, 2022 by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare after the expiration of their four-year tenure […]
By ECHONEWS Interim Management Committee has postponed the date for the U18 Basketball Championships initially slated to commence on June 15, 2022 to July 27 through July 30, while the finals will come up in August 8-14, 2023. It would be recalled that the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, recently inaugurated an […]
By Abolaji Adebayo The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has appointed a General Coordinator and Media Consultant as part of preparations for the National Trials towards the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. The Minister made the announcement of the appointments on Monday in his office in Abuja. According to him, the appointments […]
