By Amaechi Agbo On August 21, 2019, Chief Sunday Akin Dare was assigned constitutional portfolio of the ministry of Youth and Sports Development to oversee. As the Sports Minister marks his three years in office today, August 21, 2022, the President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's outing at the just concluded 2022 Commonwealth Games got on a blistering note with weightlifting securing 6 medals in the early days of the quadrennial global competition. It is no wonder then that after the athletes successfully arrived home from the Games, the Pres... Read more...
… NWF President Dr Ibrahim Promises More Medals By Amaechi Vitus Agbo It has been a medal harvest day for Team Nigeria in Birmingham as two more Nigeria weightlifters, Lawal Rafiatu Folashade and Edidiong Joseph Umoafia have won more medals in weightlifting at the ongoing Commonwealth Gam... Read more...
…Edidiong, Rafiatu Hunts For More Medals Today By Amaechi Agbo The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF has lauded Olarinoye Adenike Adijat on her superlative performance on Saturday after she won Team Nigeria's first gold medal in weightlifting at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, tagged ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr Ibrahim Abdul has charged the Team Nigeria weightlifters at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England to aspire for gold medals as weightlifting events begin today. The weightlifting events at the Birmingham 20... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr Ibrahim Abdul arrived Albania on Thursday ahead of the two-day International Weightlifting Federation, IWF Congress. The physical congress, first in recent times, will elect new President, General-Secretary as well as t... Read more...
By Our Correspondent The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF wishes to felicitate with Christians on the occasion of this year's Easter celebrations President of the federation, Dr Abdul Ibrahim in his Easter message on Friday, charged the Christan faithfuls to imbibe the teachings of Jesu... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Since the emergence of Dr Abdul Ibrahim as President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF late last year, the sport have been growing in leaps and bounds as athletes keep churning out medals since International Weightlifting Federation, IWF Championship in December last y... Read more...
By Amaechi AgboThe President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) Dr Ibrahim Abdul have felicitated with christians and stakeholders in the weightlifting sport on the occasion of Christmas and new year celebrations. The President in Christmas message he signed, thanked the stakeholders fo... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria contingent to the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation, IWF World Championship holding in Tashkent, Uzbekistan are set to return home after a massively successful outing. The continent made up of 7 lifters, two coaches and a physio ensured that the green and whi... Read more...