The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has expressed his disappointment with Team Nigeria’s performance in the ongoing 2024 Olympics in Paris, describing it as “disappointing.” In a statement shared on X on Saturday, Enoh noted that the failure to secure any medals was indicative of deeper issues that require immediate attention. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the minister for Sports Development, John Owan-Enoh said that President Bola Tinubu in a clear commitment to sports development has approved the backlog of outstanding payments that are due for the national teams and coaches of various sports, totalling about twelve billion naira (N12b) The minister disclosed this on Saturday, January … Read more
The Sports Minister, Sunday Dare has condemned the maltreatment of Corps member in Calabar. EkoHotBlog earlier reported that a femal Army officer was caught assaulting and pouring dirty water on the corps member, Ezeiruaku Fidelia who was fully kitted as cited in a viral video on social media. Reacting to the maltreatment via a press … Read more
“In order to ensure continuity in the administration of the federations, caretaker committees are hereby put in place to manage the affairs of the Federations” Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports development, on Friday disclosed the dissolution of all boards of the national Olympic sports federations (NSF) in Nigeria. The minister announced the dissolution … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has warned Engr Ibrahim Gusau, president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to stop disregarding lawful directives issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria. In a letter dated November 25, 2019 and signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, Gusau was given a seven day ultimatum to … Read more
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has sacked the Technical Director of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Sunday Adeleye, making him the first casualty of radical reforms taking place in the sports ministry. Special Assistant to the Minister, Kola Daniel, said in a statement that Dare also ordered the recall of … Read more
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday, assured athletes that he would ensure a minimum of five months camping to foster their preparation toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympic. The minister gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Teslim Balogun Stadium during his visit … Read more
Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has thanked God Almighty and all agencies who played various roles for the release of Madam Beauty Siasia, mother of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siaisa from kidnappers captivity. Madam Siasia, aged 80 years was on July 15, 2019 kidnapped by unknown gunmen from her family home in … Read more