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Four Commissions were Wednesday inaugurated by the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Engr Habu Gumel at the media centre situated inside the National Stadium Complex, Lagos  as we count days to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The four inaugurated commissions, Technical & Development, Marketing and Sponsorship, Athletes and Olympic Education & Culture increased to six numbers of already inaugurated commissions. Speaking during the inauguration, Engr Gumel described the event as another landmark event in the annals of the Olympic Movement history in Nigeria. Although we had at one point in time inaugurated two of these Commissions – the Medical and Scientific Commission and the Women Commission. The NOC President said there is no doubt the grand convergence of all the remaining nine Commissions for a formal  inauguration. “The creation of NOC Commissions is in line with the provisions of the International Olympic Charter and NOC Statutes, as ...

In a landmark event in the annals of the Olympic Movement history in Nigeria, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has concluded plans to formally inaugurate it's various Commissions on Wednesday in Lagos. The composition of the commissions in line with the provisions of the International Olympic Charter and NOC Statutes. Also, these subsidiary governing bodies are not only advisory, but equally essential in the promotion of Olympic values. President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Engineer Habu Gumel stated that the formal inauguration is in line with the vision of the current board. Gumel stating further, that the NOC administration has adopted a broad-based approach in the appointment of these Commissions, in line with the vision of expanding the scope of our operations to cover vital departments of Olympism. Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, former Director General, National Sports Commission chairs the Ethics and Good Governance Commission. The Marketing and Sponsorsh...

The pioneer of a foremost Social media group platform, Nigeria Sports Mouthpiece (NSM Rebranded) Wale Ajayi rebuked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the new contract extension been offered to the Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr.     Adewale Ajayi In an interactive session with CMSPORTS correspondent on NSM Whatsapp group platform that has leading sports Journalists and astute sport Administrators including top NFF chieftains as members, the Canadian based ace journalist reiterates that Gernot Rohr does not deserve a new contract having failed woefully at the World cup in 2018. "There should be a benchmark of performance at any major sporting event like the World cup. Before Rohr, every other Nigerian coaches apart from Onigbinde made it beyond the first round of the world cup. So if Rohr who is on $55,000 dollars monthly failed to surpass this record, he has no reason staying on the job. The NFF failed to sack him and gave him a lifeline at the Nations cup whe...