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.

Solomon Edoja     Bola Magaji     Bello Abubakar     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Code Of Conduct     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Musibau Akanji     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Yahaya Muhammad     Adijat Adebiyi     Omotoso     Jaiz Bank     Sunday Popo-Ola     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Amosa     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Shettima     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Gbugbu International Market     Yusuf A. Usman     Hauwa Nuru     Mohammed Haruna     Amoyo     Just Event Online     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     ER-KANG     Alore     Buari Edun     Magaji Nda     Folorunsho Alao     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Funmilayo Zubair     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     IPSAS     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     CACOVID     Yinka Aluko     PPS     CT Ayeni     Vasolar Consortium     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Ajike People Support Centre     Ibrahim Taiwo     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     MMWG     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Radio SBS     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Abubakar Aliagan     Rueben Parejo     NaAllah     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Offa Descendants Union     Fawenu     Olatunde Jare     Aliyu Sabi     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Akanbi-Oke     Yekeen Alabi     Mohammed Saidu     Abdulkadir Orire     Moshood Mustapha     Gobir Organization Foundation     Erubu     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Hassan Oyeleke    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Abdulwahab Oba     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Abiodun Oyedepo     Dan Masanin     Oko-Olowo     Abdulraheem Olesin     KWASSIP     KWASEIC     Bashir Badawi     Matthew Babaoye     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Ramadhan     Elelu     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Alaiye     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Muazam Nayaya     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Olatunde Jare     Justina Oha     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Offorjama     Asa     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Gwanara     Noah Yusuf     Sulaiman Gado     Okin Biscuits     Kumbi Titiloye     Ojo Isekuse     International Vocational Centre     Forgo Battery     Sarkin Malamai     Idofin     Osi     COEASU     Ibrahim Akaje     Lateef Alagbonsi     Balogun Gambari     Democracy Day     Lai Mohammed     Hijab     Sabo-Oke     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Onilorin     Mike Omotosho     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Mohammed Yisa     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Saka Onimago     Iyaloja-General     Eruku     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Amos Bajeh     Yemi Osinbajo     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Amos Justus Sayo     Students Union Government     Arik     Idris Garuba     Oko Erin     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Bolakale Kawu     Yusuf Abubakar     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Mumeen Lah     Ramat Oganija     Abubakar Suleiman     Shonga     Salake     Ayinke Saka     Umar Saro     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf