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Commonwealth Games

June 20, 2026

Commonwealth Games: AFN unveils timetable for trials

Mr Kumoye expressed confidence that the trials would produce quality performances from Nigerian athletes.

Commonwealth Games
September 30, 2025

FCTA improving emergency response through improved road network: Wike

Mr Wike said the road would be slightly over two kilometres, and it is part of efforts to improve the road network across the city and satellite towns.

Wike
September 18, 2025

Nigeria ready to host Africa’s first Commonwealth Games in 2030: Tinubu

Mr Tinubu reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to hosting an inclusive, diverse, and world-class 2030 Commonwealth Games on African soil.

Commonwealth Games
April 19, 2024

Ministry signs N35 billion MoU with firm for sports development

Mr Enoh said that the partnership would help to inject funding into sports development from the private sector.

Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh
September 3, 2023

Nigeria’s rugby team to tackle Namibia, Kenya in Olympics qualifiers

The Africa qualifiers will be held from Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 in Zimbabwe and it would be Nigeria’s first Olympics in rugby if the team qualified.

Nigeria’s Rugby national team
July 17, 2023

Wanda Diamond League: Amusan wins 100m hurdles, sets new record

Amusan, the world record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, won the race ahead of the U.S. duo Kendra Harrison and Ali Nia.

Wanda Diamond League (Credit ; Youtube)
April 8, 2023

Commonwealth Games: Nigeria to organise competition for schools in Lagos

He said that all participating students would receive certificates of participation as the schools are expected to dress in their cultural dance attires.

Team Nigeria at Commonwealth Games
January 31, 2023

Farah returns for London Marathon before likely 2023 retirement

Farah, who turns 40 in March, has run the London Marathon three times with a best finish of third in 2018, the same year he won the Chicago Marathon.

Mo Farah
December 20, 2022

Tobi Amusan named 2022 Africa Female Athlete

The track queen had earlier set a new world record of 12.12 secs to win the 100m hurdles at World Athletics Championships in the U.S.

Tobi Amusan
September 15, 2022

Amusan, Brume, Oluwafemiayo conferred with national honours

The Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games were received by Buhari on Thursday.