The Honourable Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Chief Sunday Dare, visited the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in Kaduna for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the official transfer of custody of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna to the State Government on Friday, the January 27, 2023. About a week ago, […]
The Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, has reiterated its commitment to make the National Stadium, in Surulere, Lagos functional, before the tenure of this administration, elapses, on May 29th. The Minister, Sunday Dare who is championing the renovation work of the once abandoned national edifice, stated this while addressing the media in Lagos […]
As the 7th Edition of the National Youth Games hold in Asaba, Delta State, from February 8th to 18th 2023, Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, has described the event as a beacon of hope for the youth. Dare, in a letter to various states, said, “the NYG has become a beacon of hope for the […]
The Federal Government has ruled out the proposals of scrapping the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) or making the scheme optional for young Nigerian graduates, insisting that the programme remains as relevant as it was when it first began forty nine years ago. Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare, who dropped the […]
The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has met with Sports Federation Secretaries with a view to ensuring the immediate commencement of the full implementation of the National Sports Industry Policy (NSIP) At the meeting which was held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, the Minister informed the Secretaries that […]
Youth and Sports Development Minister, Hon. Sunday Dare has charged the U23 Men National Team, Olympic Eagles to go all out for victory as they face Tanzania in Dar es Salaam this weekend as the journey to Paris 2024 officially gets underway. The minister made the charge as the U-23 team drew 1-1 with NPFL […]
…targets best-ever National Sports Festival The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, is very determined to complete all the abandoned stadia projects embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in the past three years before the ongoing tenure elapses next year. Dare said the FG was committed to ensuring there were no failed promises in […]
Sports Minister Sunday Dare is optimistic Team Nigeria will be very competitive at the 2022 Commonwealth Games starting in Birmingham, United Kingdom next week. The Minister said Nigerian athletes were fit and ready for the Games because the past few months have sharpened and toughened them for the challenges ahead. Speaking during a farewell dinner […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has charged the Nigerian senior national women’s football team, the Super Falcons, to go for glory at the African Women Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Super Falcons are in Group C of the 12th African Women Cup of Nations in Morocco alongside South Africa, Botswana […]
A member of the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Prince Kunle Oyewumi has described the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare as a true progressive who is committed to the growth and progress of Oyo state and Nigeria in general. Felicitating with the Minister on the occasion […]