The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Grassroots Sports Development has confirmed the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) as technical accomplice for the forthcoming National Grassroots Sports Summit scheduled for November 18 and 19, 2026, in Abuja.
The two-day summit, which can happen on the Banquet Hall of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, is predicted to convey collectively main stakeholders from Nigeria and overseas to debate methods for sustainable grassroots sports activities growth.
President Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Grassroots Sports Development, Prince Adeyinka Adeboye, disclosed that his workplace had held a number of conferences with the NESG forward of the occasion, expressing satisfaction with the organisation’s involvement.
“As we speak, I can confirm to you that the NESG are our technical partners and we are more than impressed with what they are contributing to this all-important event,” Adeboye acknowledged.
The presidential aide defined that the summit, which has obtained President Tinubu’s approval, is designed to provide a brand new framework for strengthening grassroots sports activities throughout the nation.
“We are looking forward to a summit that would draw a new road map for sports in this country and getting the NESG to partner with us clearly shows that we are on course,” he added.
The summit, themed “Creating a New Pathway for Sustainable Grassroots Sports Development,” comes amid rising calls for structural reforms geared toward bettering Nigeria’s sporting fortunes.
Discussions are anticipated to focus on the necessity for stronger growth buildings, improved sporting amenities, extra aggressive grassroots programmes and sustainable pathways for figuring out and nurturing younger expertise.
The involvement of the NESG as technical accomplice is meant to convey financial and coverage views into conversations concerning the long-term growth of Nigerian sports activities.
With stakeholders anticipated from inside and outdoors the nation, the summit will present a platform for analyzing present challenges and proposing sensible options to strengthen the grassroots sports activities ecosystem.
For Adeboye, securing the NESG partnership represents an necessary step in direction of delivering a summit able to shaping a sustainable future for grassroots sports activities growth in Nigeria.
