…As Company vows to retain champion status in oil industry games Abuja, Nov. 29, 2025 – The 14th NNPCL Sports Fiesta is to kick-off on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja as the Company strives to retain its legendary status of the team to beat in the Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) coming up later in February, next year. This year’s edition of the biennial event themed “Energy In Motion: Compete, Connect & Celebrate” will see a total of 450 athletes …
Home based basketball players cry out over decaying local league
Lagos, Oct. 19, 2025 – Some homebased Nigerian professional basketball players have cried out against the decaying administration of the game in the country which has almost rendered the local league comatose. They expressed their views in a statement made available to our correspondent in Lagos on Sunday. They claimed that the incumbent leadership of the Nigerian Basketball Board Federation has spent seven years with a non-progressive local league. “Since these people came, we’ve not even had a quarter of what we used to have. “One fact, which is a …
Nigeria Olympic Committee holds 12th Sports Administration Course at EKSU
Lagos, Sept. 14, 2025 – The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is holding the 12th Sports Administration Course (SAC) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18. Tony Nezianya, the NOC Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the event was being organised in partnership with other sports administration bodies like the Olympic Solidarity, Nigeria Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER-SD), and Ekiti State University (EKSU). The NOC Spokesman said the course would be held at the University’s Research and …
NOC Women Commission ends National Seminar Series in Owerri
Abuja, Sept. 11, 2025 – The Women Commission of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) will conclude its zonal seminar of its nationwide initiative, National Seminar Series in Owerri, the Imo capital, from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18, 2025. Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of NOC, said in a statement that this crucial three-day seminar was for female coaches, administrators, and technical officials representing State Sports Councils and Commissions within the South-South and South-East geopolitical zones. Nezianya said that participants would convene at the Executive Garden Hotels on …
NUSA mobilises support for Super Eagles Sept. 9 clash
Lagos, Aug. 31, 2025: The leadership of the Nigerian community in South Africa is mobilising support for the Super Eagles ahead of the team’s highly anticipated FIFA World Cup qualifying clash with their South Africa counterparts Bafana Bafana. The crucial Group C encounter is scheduled to take place on Sept. 9, 2025, at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The effort was disclosed on Sunday in a statement jointly signed by Mr Smart Nwobi and Akindele Olunloyo, President and National Publicity Secretary of Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA), the …
WAFCON 2025: Nigerians in South Africa hail Super Falcons’ victory, advise early prep for defence
Johannesburg, July 29, 2025 – Nigerians in South Africa have congratulated the senior female national team for winning the 2025 Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the 10th time and advised that preparation for the title defense should begin immediately. The Super Falcons defeated the hosts, Atlas Lionesses 3-2 in the final of the competition on Saturday at the Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco. A statement by Mr Smart Nwobi, President, Nigeria Union in South Africa (NUSA), the umbrella body of Nigerians in that country, said on Monday that the …
Tinubu confers national hour, 3-bedroom apartments, cash gifts to members of women’s national team
Abuja, July 28, 2025 – President Bola Tinubu conferred the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), one of Nigeria’s highest national honours, on members of Nigeria’s women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, for their victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). He also presented each of the players with three-bedroom apartments and cash gifts of $100,000 (in naira equivalent) and $50,000 for each member of the technical team. Tinubu commended them for their “indomitable spirit of resilience, determination and courage,” as they secured Nigeria’s …
Gumel re-elected unopposed as ANOCA Treasurer-General
March 16, 2025 – Habu Ahmed Gumel, a Nigerian, has been re-elected as the Treasurer-General the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). He was re-elected unopposed by the member countries of the organisation in an apparent demonstration of their confidence in his leadership. Mr Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the announcement was made during a successful 22nd General Assembly of ANOCA held in Algiers, the Algerian capital. Gumel is currently the President of …
2025 U-17 WWC Qualifier: Nigerian Community in South Africa felicitates victorious flamingos
Pretoria, March 9, 2025: In a spectacular display of national pride and unity, the Nigerian community in South Africa which contributed to the national U-17 team, the Flamingos’ victory over their South African counterparts in Pretoria with their massive support, says “team going places’’. The Flamingos roundly defeated the South African side 3-1 in their crucial first leg of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match on Saturday at the Lucas Moripe Stadium. The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) said on Sunday in a statement by Akindele Olunloyo, the …
NFF to unveil Chelle as Super Eagles Head Coach Monday
Abuja, Jan. 12, 2025 – The Nigeria Football Federation will unveil Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles on Monday. His assistants will also be unveiled by the NFF. A statement by the NFF in Abuja on Sunday said the event would take place at the Media Conference Room of the MKO Abiola National Stadium at about 11 am. Chelle’s appointment was confirmed by the NFF Executive Committee following a recommendation from its Technical and Development Committee. (GBN)