NSC calls for greater investment in grassroots sports to empower Nigerian youth
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has stressed the importance of investing in grassroots sports as a strategy to grow the sports economy and support youth development in Nigeria. During a
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has stressed the importance of investing in grassroots sports as a strategy to grow the sports economy and support youth development in Nigeria.
During a courtesy visit by the steering committee of the 2026 Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry Week, NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko urged organisations to encourage their members to promote grassroots sports by constructing small community facilities such as basketball courts, football pitches, and tennis courts.
“If anyone is able to do that, at the end of the day, you are not just creating new future stars, you are also enhancing security, because the young guys around the area will divert their energy into the positive sports they can develop an interest in.”
He went on to state that the NESI Week, a week dedicated to different types of sports for those in the electricity sector, aligned with the sports economy.
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“If we talk about harnessing the potential of the sports economy, such as the elite sports system, this event has the potential to stimulate activities all across all facets of the economy. This is because you will spend money, people around you will spend money on the pitches, the stadiums, and it will affect the people who will sell the kits and everything, so, you are expanding the market, which is to our benefit, and that's the huge economy we will see.”
On his part, the Chairman of the Steering committee NESI week, Dr. Obiora Anthony, said the event will be the first, and this event is to give opportunity for workforce wellness, give opportunity for leadership development, give opportunity for national sport development.”
