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Sports Ministry/Media Relationship Waxing Stronger As Dare Continues To Show Love To Journalists
Fifteen of Nigeria’s finest pen pushers joined the long list of Sports Writers to benefit from the magnanimity of the sports ministry, under the able leadership of Chief Sunday Dare.
Never in history have sports writers enjoyed such a cordial relationship with the apex sport’s governing body in the land. In the recent past, a selected few were handpicked and blessed at intervals but all that has changed since 2019, with the coming of Sunday Dare, a former journalist who understands the need to give priority to media men and women because of the role they play in nation-building.
The latest beneficiaries from the ministry’s largesse were carefully selected from top media outfits in Lagos state, River’s state, and the federal capital territory. They were all mobilized by the Ministry to go support the Super Eagles in Kumasi and help spread the news of their performance to the world.
The ministry of youth and sports development is committed to making the Nigerian media, especially members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, partners in progress. The minister also sees the media as the perfect tool to promote the youth empowerment program, a project that is designed to provide small loans to support Nigerian youths with business initiatives to expand.
Since the assumption of office in 2019, the ministry has maintained a very cordial relationship with the media and has made sure that the media is carried along in all its activities.
For the match in Kumasi, fifteen sports journalists were offered an all-expense-paid trip. Also, at the last Nations Cup in Cameroon, more than sixty sports journalists benefitted from the ministry’s purse.
The same love was shown to journalists during the National Youth Games in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, the recent National sports festival in Edo state, and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
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NVBF seeks continuous partnership with Abia Govt after successful 2025 Nat Div 1 & 2
Joel Ajayi
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) have expressed profound appreciation to the Government and people of Abia State for their outstanding support and collaboration during the successful hosting of the final phase of the 2025 National Division 1 and 2 Volleyball Leagues.
In a statement signed by Engineer Musa Nimrod, NVBF President, the federation commended Abia State for its warm hospitality and commitment to the development of sports, particularly volleyball.
Nimrod explained that the successful event was a result of the strong partnership between the federation and the state government.
He said, “The Board of Administration of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation, on behalf of the entire volleyball community in the country, wishes to express profound gratitude to the Government and people of Abia State for their noble collaboration in organizing the final phase of Division 1 and 2.”
He further highlighted that Abia State is gradually becoming a hub for volleyball in Nigeria.
Nimrod attributed the growth of volleyball to the government’s investment in youth and sports development.
He emphasised the NVBF desire to sustain and strengthen this partnership to further promote volleyball and empower young athletes across the nation.
“The federation remains grateful and looks forward to a more robust and progressive partnership with the Abia State Government in the future.”
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