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Sports Can Drive More Than Half Of Nigeria’s Economy, Says FCC Chair

Reported by Leadership on 15 July 2026. Read the summary below, then continue to the full story.

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Salifu Usman
Leadership
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The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hon. Hulayat Motunrayo Omidiran, has declared that the sports sector has the potential to contribute more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if properly developed, describing it as a powerful engine for economic growth, job creation and national unity. Omidiran made the []

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