The Ministry of Sports in collaboration with Yucateco Boxing Promotions will hold the first boxing award event, Boxing Lifetime Achievements Merit Awards Ceremony, at Jivinik Hall in Ikeja GRA on Friday, 19 April in Lagos. The event is in line with Sports Minister John Enoh’s agenda on athletes’ recognition and appreciation and is organised by the hosts of the first-ever …

Sports enthusiasts have kicked against the N31 billion allocated for sports by the Federal Government in 2024. This amount comprises N7,999,058 for the overhead cost and N3,235,718 for personnel while over N20 billion was budgeted for capital expenditure for sports in the 2024 Appropriation Bill presented by President Tinubu and themed ‘Budget of Renewed Hope’. From the figures gathered from …

The Taraba State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and Ministry of Education, in partnership with a non-governmental organisation, Community Sport and Educational Development Initiative (CSED), has trained 34 women coaches to promote netball in the state. The initiative, tagged Project 2027 is a grassroots netball development programme aimed at promoting the right of Nigerian girls to play netball in the …