Ministry of Youth and Sports Development

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has pledged to provide maximum support and encouragement to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in order to make U-17 Women's World Cup Bronze medalists, the Flamingos, world champions…

One of Nigeria's iconic stadiums, the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, is on the verge of a complete turnaround after works started on the ground courtesy of Sports Minister Sunday Dare's Adopt-A-Pitch initiative. After preliminary…

Nigeria's Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has called on youth in the country to take advantage of the sporting facilities provided at the grassroots to develop their budding talents so as to enable them compete…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed dissatisfaction over the football crisis generated by the Aiteo/FA Cup controversy, as well as degradation of domestic league football in the country due to inconsistent calendaring and other…

#TeamNigeriaCGW2022 The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in another show of support, splashed $25,000 on Team Nigeria athletes who have so far won medals at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom.…

Nigeria's Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare is part of the Pan-Commonwealth Innovators in Sports, who are brainstorming on various ways to effectively use sports as a vehicle to drive development and peace-building.…

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has urged Team Nigeria athletes competing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham to be focused and disciplined, as they carry the aspirations and hopes of over 200 million…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on the newly elected board members of Para Sports Federations in the country to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that they develop Para sports to an enviable height. The Minister of Youth…

Arrangements have been concluded for the inauguration of the newly constituted Boards of Para Sports Federations on Wednesday by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, in line with the National ParaSports Federations…

The insistence of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development on stricter anti-doping measures and the increase in the number of testings by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), has earned Nigeria the commendation of the…