Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games: NSC Hikes Gold Bonuses to $10,000

By Samuel Akpan In a major boost for Team Nigeria, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has increased performance bonuses for athletes at the...

Boost for Team Nigeria: Record Welfare Package Sparks Glasgow Hopes

By Samuel Akpan Six days before the 2026 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow, Nigeria has rolled out a landmark welfare package for Team...

Free-to-Air Glasgow 2026: NSC Deal Opens Games to All Nigerians

By Samuel Akpan As the countdown to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games gathers pace, a new broadcast partnership promises to deliver the excitement...

Presidential Send-Off: Tinubu Backs Team Nigeria for Commonwealth Games

By Samuel Akpan President Bola Tinubu will host a formal send-off for Team Nigeria at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, July 2. Ahead...

Folashade Sweeps Four Golds in Algeria, Dedicates Win to Awodi

By Samuel Akpan An emotional airport reception in Abuja on Tuesday formally welcomed gold medalist Oluwafemi Ayo Folashade, who dedicated her four Algeria...

Nigeria Secures Historic 2026 Commonwealth Games Qualification in Women’s Wheelchair Basketball

Nigeria’s women’s wheelchair basketball team has made history as the nation’s first side to qualify for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland....

2026 Commonwealth Games: Tinubu to Receive King’s Baton Relay July 1

President Bola Tinubu will be formally presented with the Commonwealth Sport King’s Baton on July 1-2, 2025, in Abuja, as Nigeria welcomes the...

Nigeria Set to Celebrate King’s Baton Relay en Route to Glasgow 2026

Nigeria will host the King’s Baton Relay from June 15th to 18th, 2025, an event organized by Commonwealth Sport and the Commonwealth Games,...

Africa set to host Commonwealth Games in 2030, says Sports Minister Enoh

The Minister of Sport Development, Sen. John Enoh, has said all efforts are in full swing for an African country to host the...

13th African Games: One-time African sprint queen Mary Onyali praises athletes

Onyli, an Olympic sprint medallist and past African and Commonwealth champion in the 100 and 200 metres, gave a speech in Accra during...

Sports Minister advocates Nigeria’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 2030

Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has called for the hosting of the Commonwealth Games by an African country, highlighting the...

2023 a successful sporting year for Nigeria – NOC

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has reflected on the outgoing year, 2023, describing it as a successful year for sports development in the...

Commonwealth Games: Adekuoroye wins sixth gold medal for Nigeria

A cheering news from the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom has enliven the spirit of Nigerians with Odunayo Adekuoroye lifting a...