Sports
NOC Sports Administrators Course To Begin On Wednesday
The Nigeria Olympic Committee, under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, will be holding a-3-day seminar on sports administration for sports administrators/officers of Nigeria Association of Physical & Health Education and other sports organisations from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st January 2022 in Lagos.
The sports administration course will equip sports administrators with the knowledge and tools that will help bring about changes and improvements in their sports organisations.
A program will also help stakeholders develop, maintain solid and sustainable administrative structures that can deliver the support needed by the athletes and the administrators.
However, This edition of the programme will hold on virtual and physical space.
The following Course Directors approved by the International Olympic Committee in Nigeria, Mr Emmanuel Nweri, Dr Esther Aluko and Dr Simon Ebhojaiye, will anchor the programme with other invited speakers such as Prof Fasan Clement, Programme Director of IOC Advanced Sports Management Course, Mr Olumide Oyedeji – Chairman, NOC Athletes Commission, Prof Abiodun Moronfolu, Dean, Department of Physical and Health Education, Lagos State University.
The course is the 3rd training by the Nigeria Olympic for NAPHER-SD members and will be declared open by Engr, Habu Gumel, President, Nigeria Olympic Committee.
Sports
Nigeria Customs Service Embarks on Training Tour
Joel Ajayi
As part of preparations for the 2025 African Women’s Club Championship, the Nigeria Customs Service women’s volleyball team has embarked on a training tour in Benin Republic.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from April 1 to 14 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The team departed for Benin Republic on Wednesday.
The Sports Secretary of the Nigeria Customs Service, Samuel Onikeku, appreciated the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and his management team for approving the training tour.
He emphasised that the tour would allow the players and coaching crew to assess their level of preparedness for the upcoming championship.
Onikeku expressed confidence in the team’s potential to make a strong impression at the tournament, citing the support received from the Federal Government of Nigeria, particularly through the First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON.
He said, “The volleyball team has traveled to Benin Republic for a 10-day training tour. The players have been in camp since February, and this tour will provide them with an opportunity to compete against teams outside the country.
“I want to appreciate the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi MFR, and his management team for approving this training tour.
“During the training tour, Nigeria Customs Service will take on strong opponents from Benin Republic, Ghana and Togo.
“The support we received from Nigeria’s First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, has been tremendous, and the team is committed to making the country proud.”
He said the service is determined to better their position after finishing fourth place in 2021.
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