FG to upgrade sports facilities in universities as NSC targets school sports revival
By Maxwell Kumoye The Federal Government has intensified efforts to revive school sports with plans to upgrade sporting facilities in selected higher institutions across Nigeria, as part of a broader strategy to strengthen grassroots sports development and produce future international champions. The initiative was unveiled by NSC Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko during a meeting with a delegation from Ahmadu Bello University led by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Adamu Ahmed. According to Dikko, the facility upgrade forms part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's approval for the large-scale enhancement of sports infrastructure nationwide, with a special focus on restoring school sports as the foundation of Nigeria's sporting future. "The future is in the schools," Dikko said, noting that many of Nigeria's past sporting greats emerged through inter-school competitions such as the Nigerian University Games. To drive the initiative, the NSC, in collaboration with the Federal Minis...