Sports Minister tasks youths on talent development

Date: 2017-09-10

Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalong has advised youths in the country to develop their potentials in sports for them to represent the nation in future sports competitions. The minister gave the advice on Saturday in Ilorin while declaring open the third edition of the National Youths Games.

He said one of the cardinal objectives of the Millennium Development Goal was to empower the youths to achieve their dreams.

Dalong added that this was the reason why his ministry endorsed the Youths games as a driving force to achieve the set goals and stem the tide of youth restiveness.

He noted that the first edition of the game in Abuja in 2013 produced talented athletes that represented Nigeria at the 2014 Africa Youth Games in Botswana and Commonwealth Games in Samoa winning laurels for the country.

"The National Youths Games (NGY), was tailored after the African Youths Games, Commonwealth Youths Game and Youths Olympic Games which in most cases are for ages 17 and below.

"For Nigeria to effectively reap from the National Youths Games, the ages of athletes in subsequent games will not be above 15," the minister added. The minister said this year's game was expected to produce formidable athletes who would represent Nigeria at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in Argentina and the Africa Youth Games in Algier in Algeria in 2018.

"The Talent Identification Committee should ensure that the right athletes are identified during the game so that grooming of the athletes for the Youth Games in Argentina and Algeria will commence in earnest.

"Sports in Nigeria have grown and have contributed immensely to national unity and have equally brought about a stronger bidding spirit as well as detribalization of Nigeria," Lalong said.

Newsmen, report that 23 states and FCT took part in the opening ceremony and march past witnessed by the minister, the Vice Chancellor of the university of Ilorin, Prof Abdulrasheed Ambali and representatives of Governors of Kwara and Osun States. In his speech the Vice Chancellor promised to give any athletes that made the university his or her first choice and obtained the minimum qualification preference in their admission. NAN

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mike Omotosho     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Oloye     Eghe Igbinehi     Sango-UITH Road     Bursary     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Folorunsho Alao     Olupako     Wahab Isa     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Ilorin West     Oja-Oba     Senate Presidency     Kisira     Shehu Jimoh     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Kwara Metro Park     CACOVID     Marafan Shonga     Dunmade     Barakat Community Secondary School     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Jimoh Bashir     Oya State     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Otoge     Segun Olawoyin     Bio Ibrahim     Wahab Abayawo     Babaloja-General     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Shururat Olatinwo     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Dasuki Belgore     Ahman Patigi     Vasolar     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Gobir     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Al-Hikmah Radio     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Gbugbu     Salihu Yahaya     Principal Private Secretary     Isiaka Yusuf     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Yeketi     Shero     Lateef Alagbonsi     Olatunde Michaels     Makama Of Kaiama     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Bolaji Aladie     Najim Yaasin     All Peoples Party     Erubu Oba Zubair     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Saliu Alamoyo     Edu     Bello Bature     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     SSA Youth Engagement     Government High School Adeta     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Balogun Fulani    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ayo Salami     Nigerian Medical Association     Mujtabah Bature     Shehu Salau     Olatunji Moronfoye     Rachael Obisesan     Public Holiday     John Dara     Ishola Abdullahi     Yunus Oniboki     Funmilayo Zubair     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     SSUCOEN     HYPPADEC     Nupe     Ile Arugbo     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Jimoh Olusola Imam     UNILORIN Alumni     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     IQRA College     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Just Law Forum     Aisha Buhari     Taofeek Sanusi     KW-GIS     Sarkin Malamai     Olugbense     Bola Olukoju     Awili Pedro     Olam Food Ingredients     Oniwasi Agbaye     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Kwarareports.com     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Undergraduate Bursary     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Democracy Day     Ajibike Katibi     High Court     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Seed Technologies     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Ahmed Bayero     Ilorin Durbar     Osi     Tinubu     Ileloke     Communication Network Support Services     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Hassanat Bello     Pacify Labs     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Oba Abdulraheem     Maryam A. Garuba     Atiku     National Information Technology Development Agency     Peculiar Allowance     Jare Olatundun     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Femi Ogunsola     Local Government Pension Board     Young Progressives Party     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Kabir Shagaya     Aremu Bose Deborah     Siraj Oyewale     Roheemat Hammed     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Ejidongari     Gbemisola Saraki     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla