National Sports Commission Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, has commended Abia State for adopting para-badminton as its sport of focus, describing it as a benchmark for other states to emulate. Dikko…
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Disability Agency, Lagos Sports Commission Partner on Inclusive Sports for PWDs
The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) is strengthening its partnership with the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) to boost inclusive sports development for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). During…
Eniola Bolaji Stuns World No. 1 to Win British & Irish Para Badminton Title
CARDIFF, UK – Nigeria’s Paralympic bronze medallist, Eniola Bolaji, delivered a stunning performance to claim the 2025 British and Irish Para Badminton International title, defeating world No. 1 and reigning…
Excitement as 2025 Valuejet Lagos Para Table Tennis Championships Kick Off
The 2025 edition of the Valuejet Lagos Regional Para Table Tennis Championships opened in thrilling fashion at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, drawing top para-athletes from across…
President of the Para-Olympics Committee of Nigeria (PCN), Sunday Odebode, has attributed Nigeria’s outstanding performance at the recent African Para Grand Prix in Tunisia to the strategic and consistent support…
In a groundbreaking move to advance disability inclusion through sports, the Nigeria Unconquered Foundation (NUF) has partnered with the ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre to inaugurate the ECOWAS Para…
NSC Assures Support for the Development of Deaf Sports
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has assured stakeholders of the Commission’s commitment to developing deaf sports in Nigeria. Dikko gave the assurance while receiving a…
Paralympians Isau Ogunkunle and Olufemi Alabi delivered stellar performances at the 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championships, reinforcing their dominance in the sport. The event, held at the Molade…
SSA Reaffirms Tinubu’s Commitment to Inclusive Sports, Equal Opportunities
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Mohammed Abba Isa, has reaffirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to supporting inclusive sports and promoting equal…
Team Nigeria athletes to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in France have returned to the country. Made up of 24 athletes excluding officials, the team returned into the country in…
Dollars rain as Paralympics medallists, contingent receive $1500, $1000, $100
The Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN) has rewarded Team Nigeria athletes to the 2024 Paralympic Games for their remarkable performances as curtain was drawn on the event last night in…
Paris 2024: Oluwafemiayo breaks para-powerlifting record, wins gold medal
Team Nigeria’s captain, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, has set a new world record in the women’s over 86kg para-powerlifting category, becoming the first para-athlete in history to lift 166kg. Deng Xuemei of…
2024 Paralympics: Ugwunwa wins javelin’s silver to give Team Nigeria fifth medal
Team Nigeria on Saturday in Paris at the 2024 Paralympic Games added a silver medal to its haul, after Flora Ugwunwa won in the women’s javelin throw event. Ugwunwa, who…
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian Paralympian, Onyinyechi Mark, on her groundbreaking achievement at the Paralympics, where she won the country’s first gold medal and set multiple world records.…
2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle Rakes In Bronze Table Tennis Medal
Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle has raked in a bronze medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in France. This has made the country secure the first Singles Paralympic Medal Since…