World Cup qualification: Sports Ministry hosts U-19 Cricket team

By Our Reporter

THE Youth and Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung on Tuesday hosted the National U- 19 Cricket team for qualifying for next year’s ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup.

2020 Sports Festival: FG signs ‘Host State Agreement’ with Edo State

By Our Reporter

THE Edo State government has signed the Host State Agreement for the 20th National Sports Festival with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports.

World Cup farewell: Super Eagles to meet Buhari on Wednesday

By Our Reporter

THE Russia 2018 World Cup –bound Super Eagles contingent will now meet with His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday morning.

NAPTIP, Immigration to vet Nigeria’s World Cup list

By Our Reporter

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been directed to submit all names of persons, state and federal government delegations, supporters and NFF delegation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for screening, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

Dalung urges government to invest security votes in sports

.Says only sports can drive Nigeria out of recession

By Akeem Lawal

The Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Solomon Dalung, has urged governments at all levels to invest part of security votes in sports development in order to combat insecurity in the country.

Buhari hails paralympic athletes as 2nd batch returns

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s team for an outstanding performance at the Paralympic games in Rio, Brazil.

Dalung: National Sports Reform Committee report will be implemented

THE Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung has assured that the report of the National Sports Reform Committee will be implemented.

Nigeria paralympic team departs for Rio on Thursday

By Akeem Lawal
THE Federal Ministry of Sports has concluded plans to airlift the team Nigeria Paralympic contingent to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Thursday, September 1, 2016.

Dalung hails LMC/ La Liga partnership

YOUTH and Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung has reaffirmed Government's commitment towards making Nigeria investment friendly.

The Minister gave the assurance when a delegation of the Spanish Professional League La Liga and the Management of the League Management Company paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja ahead of today's Technical Partnership Agreement between the LMC/ Nigeria Premier Football League and La Liga.