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There is no formal record of any sporting competition of the deaf prior to 1980. However, oral report shows that deaf people mostly in schools engage in sporting activities especially football prior to 1983. Between 1983 and 1985, the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youths in conjunction with JAYCEE organized competition for persons with disability including the deaf. The government of Nigeria recognized the right of every individual to develop his/her sports talent to the fullest and henceforth bring about sports development in the country. With this opportunity, sports for persons with disabilities were sanctioned. The physical disabled (wheel chair), the hearing imipaired, the mentally challenged and the spinal cord injury. These persons with special needs sports were coordinated as a single sport- special sports with Special Sports Federation of Nigeria (SSFN) taking charge of its organization and administration. Thus, competitions were organized for special persons at th...

Last Updated: May 4th, 2022  The arrival of missionaries and colonial administrators from Britain and America brought with it some sports and games to schools and to the police and army.                                        Important Dates to note 1918: Introduction of the first Physical Education (PE) syllabus. 1927: Revision of the Syllabus 1933: Introduction of the last colonial syllabus of Physical Training for Schools 1954: the 1933 syllabus was abolished and was replaced in 1955 by the Ministry of Education. 1956: Publication of the first indigenous PE syllabus for primary schools. PE was made compulsory by the Federal Government in all primary schools in Nigeria. 1960: Establishment of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (the first African University to commence undergraduate programme in HPE. 1977: Formulation of National Policy on Education (NPE) ...

Last Updated:  April 28tth, 2022  Feudalism is a system of land tenancy. It is developed as a result of integration of the Roman Empire, where individuals sought protection within the umbrella of the strong Lords or the nobles to form education which is upon to the children of the nobles namely: 1.       Clergy education /priesthood 2.       Knighthood Feudalism Era Sons of noblemen had two options for careers during the medieval era.  They might enroll in church training and become the clergy, or they might become knights. If they made a decision to support the church, they sought a religious and academic education.  In the clergy school, the clergy men are like pastors, they pursued an education that was religious and academic in nature.   The youths were taught liberal scents but there was no form of organized physical education while chivalry education was physical, social and military in nature an...

Gymnastics in Nigeria is as old as our culture. In different parts of Nigeria (Acrobatic) gymnastic are played days in days out, but it is more prominent in the former Mid-Western, Western region and the Eastern part Nigeria. In this part of Nigeria, gymnastics is incorporated into the traditional dances especially the igbabonelimi of the Ishans in Edo State. However, Olympic gymnastics did not start in Nigeria until the year 1974 when some Chinese coaches invited by the federal government on an exchange programme through the then national sport Commission under Major general Henry Adefowope (rtd). Sometimes in September 1974 the Chinese coaches visited some primary’s and secondary schools in lagos State to scout for talented young able bodied students between the ages of 9-12 years. About to hundred students were selected from the schools visited by the Chinese experts/coaches and were later assembled at the indoor sport hall of the National Stadium Surulere Lagos for training. ...

Sports is an interesting area of study in many countries around the world today. It is no more news that sports is a multi billion dollars industry that provides millions of jobs to individuals around the world. Sports requires a lots of professionals to run it at various areas from the business angle, the legal area, the health and safety aspect, the fitness angle, the coaching area, the broadcasting angle, the administration and management, the psychology among others. These professional actually ensures the progress and development of sports in their respective areas. Sports is very broad and to study sports it is usually advised one specialise in one of the areas or at least have an area of interest. This will help an individual go through the right path to have a career in sports as a professional working in the industry. For example, if your area of interest is sports medicine, one would go through a totally different line from what a sports journalist would right from schooli...

To a long period of time Nigeria have developed by tried and error. Many pioneers have helped devating of P.E system at all dated back to the ’90s, it is the advantaging giving help to human our nation. The following are pioneers of P.E in Nigeria. 1.       Professor Mrs. Philomena Ikulayo 2.       Isaac Akioye 3.       Harding James Ekperigin 4.       P.O Ajisafe 5.       Professor Eniola Lasun Professor Philomena Bolaji Ikulayo Professor Ikulayo was someone who moved all around physical education and sports generally. She made a research of the fundamental of recreation. She was someone that distinguished herself both academically and on the other sports issues. She could boast of fire academic qualifications/honours in having a Bachelor of Education Degree, a second class honour in July 1998, a Master’s in education in December 1978, a doctor o...