Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has announced that home-based athletes will now be eligible for training grants, a benefit that was previously only provided to athletes based abroad.

In a recent update via his official X handle, Senator Enoh shared:

“In ensuring that all local, foreign, and Olympic allowances are paid to all Team Nigeria athletes, I had another interactive session with the athletes at the games village in Paris as follow up on their welfare.

Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh.

“Home based athletes complained of never receiving training grants, as this has only been a privilege for their foreign based counterparts who represent the country.

“All athletes deserve training grants, as they all put in effort and passion to represent the country. They are all deserving.”

Senator Enoh added, “There’s a lot of excitement at the Games Village, and the athletes are greatly motivated for podium appearances.”

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili (C) in the women’s 200m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Team Nigeria is still searching for her first medal with hopefuls including Favour Ofili, Tobi Amusan.