Sports

NYIF- 16 Nigerian Journalists smile to the bank 500,000 naira richer

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2 years ago

September 23, 2022

The Nigeria Youth Investment Fund, NYIF, is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Youth.and Sports development that has since recieved the blessings and endorsement of the federal government.

The initiative was set out, to assist business minded Nigerian youths with soft loans to improve their businesses.

Nigeria Sports minister Sunday Dare was and is still a journalist and he understands the plight of the media especially in today’s world.

Every media man, especially the independent ones in the ever expanding New Media platform need tools to work and the ministry’s intervention could just be the motivation needed to take their trade to the next level.

Thursday September 22, 2022, will go down in history as the birth of a new dawn for Sports journalism in Nigeria as no fewer than sixteen sports journalists spread across the six geo-political regions recieved the sum of 500,000 Naira (five hundred thousand naira) non refundable loans, from the National youth investment fund, an initiative of the Nigeria Sports ministry.

This is not the first time that the sports ministry has extended a hand of love to the media. The most recent being, the 400,000 naira given to sixteen journalists as incentives to support their two day trip to Ghana for the all important World Cup Qualifier with the Black Stars

Then, the ministry also took 10 Journalists to the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and gave another 10, 5.5million naira to augment their expenses during the games.

The Sunday Dare administration has continued to standout in performance, achievements, athletes relationship and now media relations, since assuming office in August, 2019 and in the area of youth development, Dare has achieved even more compared to his predecessors.

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Sports

NIS Train Adamawa coaches, administrators

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2 days ago

April 16, 2024

The Gleamer

The National Institute for sports Lagos and the Adamawa State Government are organizing a 5- day capacity training workshop for coaches, sports Administrators, Games Masters and physical and Health Educator Teachers in Adamawa State.

The program which was declared opened on Tuesday April 16th 2024 by the Executive Governor of Adamawa state Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who was represented by the Deputy Governor Professor Kaletapwa George Farauta.

The opening day had more than 200 participants from all parts of the state.

Declaring the event opened Professor Farauta said ” We hope Adamawa state will not only benefit from this training,it will ultimately lead to produce global stars.

The Governor will support the cause of reducing vices through sports. It is taking place before the Commencement of the Governor’s Cup in Adamawa state. We hope the experience from this seminar will be applied in our grassroot sports Development.

We commend the Director-General of the National Institute for sports Professor Olawale Moronkola, the Registrar and all the resource persons for deeing it fit to hold this seminar in Adamawa state.

The program is in line with the vision of his Excellence Rt Honourable Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to discover talents and empower the youths through sports.

I therefore urge all participants to make the best use of the opportunity of this seminar to improve themselves and positively impact sports development in our state.

Speaking at the event, Director-General National Institute for sports Professor Olawale Moronkola affirmed ” Sports is an activity accompanied with physical exertion that demands skills involving individuals as well as other people during performance.

Sports is now being used to foster or promote unity as well as instruments for diplomacy, fostering skills and knowledge for development, addressing youth restiveness, public health and peace keeping.

We are pleased to partner with the Adamawa State Government to empower and improve the capacity of staff on service delivery. “

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