The girls fee of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has gained a splash of accolades for ending its tenure on ‘a very strategic note’ with a feminine gender consciousness seminar for journalists, Sports247 stories.
The bathe of reward for the fee got here from the NOC’s president, Engineer Habu Gumel whereas talking throughout the seminar in Abuja, the place he additionally urged media practitioners to advertise enhanced participation of girls in numerous elements of sports activities.
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Gumel pressured that sports activities journalists ought to promote gender equality by giving better visibility to feminine athletes, coaches, officers, directors and all girls who’re concerned in numerous areas of sports activities within the nation.
The NOC president added: “The media shapes narratives. What you write, what you say, what you present, determines how the world perceives girls in sport. If we wish extra ladies to play, extra girls to educate, extra girls to steer, then we want the media to inform these tales.
“This seminar is, therefore, not just about reporting sports. It is about changing the lens. It is about giving visibility to our female athletes, celebrating our female leaders, and encouraging a more balanced and inclusive coverage of sports in Nigeria.”
Gumel concluded by describing the seminar as a symbolic option to finish the present Women Commission’s tenure, noting that its closing programme centered on the media’s help for females in sports activities, then praised the physique’s chief and members for his or her efforts.
“I’m proud to say that this Commission has not dissatisfied. Since 2023, 12 months after 12 months, they’ve organized very impactful Women Leadership Programmes for feminine coaches, directors, managers and technical officers within the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
“They have built capacity, they have mentored, and they have inspired. Today, we gather for what will be the last programme of this present Commission, as their tenure comes to an end, and I am particularly happy that they have chosen to end on this very strategic note,” Gumel submitted.
