Nigeria, May 28 -- The Federal Government has approved a major nationwide sports infrastructure renewal programme that will see the rehabilitation of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium and the upgrade of several sporting facilities across Nigeria as part of efforts to reposition the country's sports sector.

The initiative, announced by the National Sports Commission (NSC) earlier this week, forms part of what officials described as the first phase of a broader sports development agenda aligned with President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope programme.

According to the NSC, the intervention will include the complete rehabilitation and upgrade of the Abuja National Stadium, covering the tracks, floodlights, athlete and media facilities, medica...