National Sports Festival

Lagos State Women basketball team emerged winner of the 2020 National Sports Festival basketball event after defeating Bayelsa in the finals played on Monday. The Lagos ladies who lost to Kano in their group opener 48-59 points bounced…

A vaccination for COVID-19 has been made a mandatory entry requirement for athletes and participants at an upcoming major sports event in Nigeria. Organisers of the Nigerian National Sports Festival in Edo State, due to begin on Friday…

The Executive Governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki, has promised to host the best games in the history of National Sports Festival in 2020 by providing the best state of the art facilities that will be a reference point for the next thirty…

It is certainly an exciting festive season for Delta sports men and women as many of them will still be celebrating the millions of Naira gained from the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abuja. Gaining 352 medals in all was…

Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung has disclosed that two unnamed States have agreed to host the next two editions of the National Sports Festival. The Minister gave this cheering news after receiving the Festival Torch from the Kogi…

Marketing and Management Company for the embattled National Sports Festival says it has succeeded in kicking out what it described as back door advertisers who wish to sow where they did not sow. Speaking on expectations of the…

The Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari, asking for N1.3 billion to host the National Sports Festival in Abuja next month. Dalung, while briefing State House correspondents explained that the…

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports will close down the Abuja National Stadium as from next week to ensure its proper cleaning and rehabilitation, an official said on Tuesday. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Olusade…

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Monday received the Torch of Unity for the 19th National Sports Festival billed to start later in the month in Abuja. Ugwuanyi, while receiving the torch, said that his administration would…

The Cross River State Government lost over N8bn due to the withdrawal of its hosting rights of the 19th National Sports Festival by the Federal Government, Chairman of the State Sports Commission, Mr Orok Duke has said.