Sports
FCMB Pension Emerges Winner 2022 Edition Of PFA Games In FCT
Joel Ajayi
The impressive First City Monument Bank Pension Administrator, FCMB Pension team on weekend crowned the winner of the 2022 edition of Pension Fund Administration PFA Games after beating their counterpart tangerine AP pension 2-0 in the final.
The popular home of sports in Federal Capital Territory FCT, the Turf Arena saw a five-day event full of excitements between Tuesday 22nd November, 2022 as over seven Pension Fund Administration teams in the city will be slugged it out in a fierce battle in the second edition of the Turf Arena PFA Games but at the end of the day FCMB perform credibly.
Speaking after the final organizer of the event, Mr Muhammed Kamarudeen said TURF ARENA is the leading sports service company in Abuja and what distinguished TURF ARENA was that, over the years, it has had more growth.
“It’s really 5 days of entertainment, fun, intense, and personal, where all Staff of PFA gathered to celebrate themselves.
“And as you can see, the aim of the tournament is to bring the pension Industry together to interact, share ideas, and have fun and enjoy themselves. I can boldly say that that has been achieved.”
He saluted all the management and all the teams that participated in the games for excellent display during and after the games.
Mr Kamarudeen however, pledged for more improved and better games saying that the organizer is working hard to ensure more PFA teams participated in the next edition.
The teams participated in the seven sports which include Football 7 a side, coed volleyball 6×6, Table tennis, Snooker, scrabble, Chess and team bonding games.
In the overall medal table, Norrenberger APT pension finished second, Trust fund Pension third, Premium pension who came first in the maiden edition dropped down to fourth while Tangerine APT pension and Nupemco finished fifth and sixth respectively.
Sports
NSC DG Bukola Olopade reaffirms the commitment of the Commission to Training and Retraining of Staff for Scientific Productivity
Joel Ajayi
The Director General of the National Sports Commission Hon. Bukola Olopade, has stated the commitment of the leadership of the Commission to Training and Retraining of staff for scientific productivity of Nigerian Sports.
The DG stated this when he was a surprised guest at the meeting of the newly appointed Federation Secretaries with the Director of the Federation of Elite Athletes Department (FEAD), Olumide Bamiduro.
” One of the things that myself and the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, discovered was lacking in the Commission when we were appointed is training and restraining of staff. This is why we have challenged the various Directors to go to their various departments to start looking for quality brains that we can give both local and international training and restraining to”.
” The Sports ecosystem that we are in is very dynamic and this is why alot of training and retraining will happen this year to complement the productivity and efficiency of the Commission”.
The DG also charged the Federation Secretaries to be up and doing and align themselves with the vision and mandate of the Commission especially with the Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria Sports Economy ( RHINSE ) campaign.
” As Federation Secretaries that you all are , we are about to make history together in so many ways. For the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and myself, our determination is to ensure that you all are given the impetus to drive the federations as Independently as you can”.
” I also want to appeal to you all that the chief operating officers,COO, that we have introduced are not here to disturb you or usurp your job. They are here to support you and I have no doubt that the symbiotic relationship that you can establish with them will only galvanize the history making approach we all have for the Commission”.
The Director of Federation of Elite Athletes Development (FEAD) , Olumide Bamiduro however thanked the DG for the surprise visit , stating that his visit further re-echoes the ongoing reforms and the commitment of the current leadership of the Sports Commission to achieve the Sporting mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR.
-
Featured6 years agoLampard Names New Chelsea Manager
-
Featured5 years agoFG To Extends Lockdown In FCT, Lagos Ogun states For 7days
-
Featured6 years agoNYSC Dismisses Report Of DG’s Plan To Islamize Benue Orientation Camp
-
Featured5 years agoChildren Custody: Court Adjourns Mike Ezuruonye, Wife’s Case To April 7
-
Featured3 years agoTransfer Saga: How Mikel Obi Refused to compensate me After I Linked Him Worth $4m Deal In Kuwait SC – Okafor
-
Sports2 years ago
TINUBU LAMBAST DELE MOMODU
-
News1 month agoZulu to Super Eagles B team, President Tinubu is happy with you
-
Featured5 years ago
Board urges FG to establish one-stop rehabilitation centres in 6 geopolitical zones
