Sports

Sports Ministry/Media Relationship Waxing Stronger As Dare Continues To Show Love To Journalists

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5 years ago

March 24, 2022

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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AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja

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4 hours ago

October 2, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.

In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.

Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.

The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.

As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.

The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.

The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.

With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.

Africa is coming to Abuja.

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