Sports
Dare Bags Youth Award in USA
The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has been honoured with the inaugural DOERs Award, in Minnesota, United States of America for his contributions to youth development.
His counterpart in the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy Professor Isa Ali Pantami and some other distinguished Nigerians also bagged awards from the youth organisation.
The awards, tagged DOERs Awards were conferred on the Minister and other recipients in recognition of their contributions to youth development by the global advisory board members of the Africa Chamber of Digital Commerce(ACOFDC), organisers of the Emergent Africa Forum(EAFORUM), a non profit organisation based in Minnesota, United States of America.
In highlighting the work of the Youth Minister, the convener of the group, Eric Kaigama said the international community especially the Minnesota venture capital communities have been observing the work done with the Nigerian youth, commending his out of the box thinking that has led to the establishment of the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund(NYIF), several digital training programmes and cyber security trainings.
Kaigama also commended the Youth Minister’s commitment to youth empowerment and humanity, stating that an empowered youth is the foundation for a healthy and prosperous Africa.
The Minister, who was represented at the event by his Special Assistant on Youth and ICT, Oluwakemi Areola, spoke on the significance of President Buhari’s reclassification of sports as business, the opportunities for the youth in the multi billion dollar esports sector, international venture capital investment in Nigerian youth entrepreneurs and the need for deeper understanding of emerging technologies for young and old Nigerians.
Some other recipients of the youth awards include Alhaji Samad Rabiu of BUA Group, Masai Ujiri of Toronto Raptors, a National Basketball Association(NBA) team and Navroop Sahdev of the Digital Economist among others.
Sports
Kukkiwon President Hails Popoola’s Impact on Nigerian Taekwondo, NTF Boss Celebrates One Year of Progress
The President of the Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria, Grand Master Tayo Popoola has received a letter of commendation from the president of Kukkiwon, Yun Ung- Suk, for her outstanding contribution to the development of the sport.
Grand Master Popoola was hailed for her consistent drive improving the game within a short time of her stewardship in the NTF and the dissemination of Taekwondo activities in Nigeria to the global space.
The commendation letter dated October 25, 2026, was personally signed by Kukkiwon President, Ung-Suk.
Popoola said the commendation came to her as a pleasant surprise.
“I did not see that coming but It is a good one not only for me but the entire federation. I did not do it alone and it is also a challenge to do much more in the days, weeks and months ahead. I thank all the board members and I am optimistic that we will do more for the athletes,” Popoola said.
Incidentally, it is just about one year in office for Grand Master Popoola who has recorded a string of successes in the federation including the National Open Trials in Abeokuta, the Africa Taekwondo Championship 2026 in Bamako Mali where Nigeria won several Medals, the first ever Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele National Taekwondo Championship which took place last month in Lagos and the recently held Korean Ambassador Cup in Abuja which also had in attendance the World Kukkiwon Demonstration team.
The demonstration team dazzled fans in Abuja with spectacular display only last weekend just as the para-athletes in taekwondo were duly classified by experts from the world body in preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
“I want to thank the National Sports Commission for the support given to me and the entire NTF. Things can only get better,” Popoola stressed.
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