Tag: Solomon Dalung
State solicits FG’s support for Sports Festival
Cross River Government on Sunday appealed to the Federal Government to assist it funds to enable it to host the…
Kano NBBF election illegal – Sports Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports on Monday in Abuja said the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) elections held in…
Nigerian government dissolves Sports boards
The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Friday announced the dissolution of boards of National Sports Federations in preparation for…
Ministry, Olympic Committee amend sports election guidelines
The guidelines for the 2017 elections into National Sports Federations have been amended.
Sport Federations: Elections to commence May 5
Sports Stakeholders on Thursday in Abuja agreed to commence the National Sport Federations elections from May 5, the News Agency…
Sports minister’s wife to be buried Feb. 4
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has confirmed that his late wife will be buried on Feb. 4…
Solomon Dalung loses wife
The Minister of Sports and Youth Development Solomon Dalung lost his wife today. Solomon shared a picture of her and…
19th National Sports Festival will hold this year
The National Sports Festival (NSF), the country’s biennial multi-sports competition organised by the Federal Government will hold this year, the…
Para-soccer: NPC begs Dalung for full recognition
The Nigeria Paralympic Committee (NPC) has appealed to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, to give full recognition…
Ezeonwuka calls for Dalung’s resignation
Following the poor performance of Team Nigeria at the just-concluded Rio Olympics, the proprietor of Rojenny Stadium, Oba, Anambra, Rommy…
Nigeria will not leave Rio without medals- Dalung
Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has again reassured Nigerians that the efforts of the athletes competing at the ongoing Rio Olympic…
Buhari meets FIFA President, Obasanjo behind closed doors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja met separately with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and former President Olusegun Obasanjo behind…
Learn to accept defeat, Saraki to football administrators
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has urged football administrators to learn to accept defeat in the interest of the…
“No jamboree trip to Rio Olympics”- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that anybody who does not have any business in the Rio 2016 Games should not…
Dalung urges support for grassroots sports
The Minister of Youth andSports,Solomon Dalung, has served off the 2nd Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) Tennis League with an appealed…
FG not aware of Siasia, Dream Team trip to USA- Dalung
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday, distanced himself from the Olympic Games pre-tournament tour of…
NFF to decide on Super Eagles’ coach today
The Nigeria Football federation (NFF) will meet today to deliberate on the choice of a coach for the Super Eagles.…
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NFF crisis has shot up my blood pressure-Minister
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung, has lamented the leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. Dalung…
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Sports Minister gives NFF conditions for hiring of foreign coach
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday gave the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) conditions for the hiring…
Dalung debunks Bash Ali’s corruption claims, says FG can’t sponsor boxing tourney
Taiwo Adelu Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has debunked all the allegations of corruption, embodiment of bad administration…
Minister debunks Bash Ali’s corruption claims
Taiwo Adelu Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has debunked all the allegations of corruption, embodiment of bad administration…
News Analysis: Concerns over ‘Boko Haram’ arrests in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Muslims have voiced concern about an apparent increase in religious “profiling” after hundreds of terror-related arrests in the country’s…