The guidelines for the 2017 elections into National Sports Federations have been amended. The new guidelines were announced in a statement signed by Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, special assistant media to Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung. The amendments were arrived at a meeting of the Ministry, Nigeria Olympic Committee and some Federations. Dalung, who presided […]
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The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, says Nigeria supports the candidature of Issa Hayatou in the April 2017 election for the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) presidency. Dalung told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that Nigeria’s support was based on national interest. “For the presidency of CAF, when I invited them, I told […]
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The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has confirmed that his late wife will be buried on February 4 at Sabongida, Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Mr. Dalung confirmed this in a statement signed in Abuja on Wednesday by Tolu Makinde, the Director of Information in the Ministry. According to the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung on the death of his wife, Mrs Briskila Dalung. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Nneka Anibeze, the Special Assistant, Media to the minister, said the president commiserated with Dalung through the telephone from London. The President prayed […]
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Solomon Dalung, Nigeria’s Minister for Youth and Sports in a statement announced the death of his wife, Briskila Dalung. She died in the early hours of Sunday after a brief illness. Her death which was announced on the Facebook page of the minister reads: “I am bereaved. My heart is heavy. I cannot continue. I […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday in Abuja, said arrangements had been concluded to engage the private sector in the management of Abuja and Lagos national stadia. The minister, who made this known while fielding questions from State House correspondents, said the Federal Executive Council, FEC, approved the concession of the […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has frowned at the treatment meted to Samson Siasia, the coach of the national under-23 football team, by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).Mr. Dalung, who was fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday, after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari , said NFF […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister for Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to pay the U-23 national team’s Coach, Samson Siasia his five-months arrears.The minister spoke when Siasia visited with his wife Eunice to thank him for his support to the Dream Team from Atlanta to Rio where they won Bronze in the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports says it has seen news that Team Nigeria’s Captain John Mikel Obi paid hotel bills accruing from the 8 unaccredited players and officials in Rio with the National U-23 team.Reacting to the news, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, said the chief coach of the team, […]
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