{"id":64559,"date":"2025-04-22T09:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=64559"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:19:10","slug":"abuja-gears-up-for-sports-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/22\/abuja-gears-up-for-sports-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuja Gears Up for Sports Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abuja will play host to a game-changing event this Saturday, April twenty sixth, as the maiden edition of the Sports Meet Nigeria Conference takes place at Cubana Hotel in Jabi.<\/p>\n<p>The high-powered gathering is set to unite investors, broadcasters, media professionals, marketers, PR experts and other key players across the sports value chain, all driven by one goal \u2014 to transform the business of sports in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The conference is the brainchild of Akeola Lukumanu Ayinde, a seasoned sports business consultant, FIFA agent, and boxing promoter.<\/p>\n<p>Ayinde, who doubles as the Chief Executive of ESEM GROUP, envisions a shift from raw passion to structured investment and innovation in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>A major highlight of the day will be the unveiling of his new book, Beyond the Game \u2013 Unveiling the Potential of Sports in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Describing it as a wake-up call, Ayinde said the publication urges a bold rethink of sports as a driver of economic growth and national pride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just another talk shop,\u201d said Halima Imam, the Event Director. \u201cIt is a serious platform for forging partnerships that will deliver real value to Nigeria\u2019s sports ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Creative Director Musa Sunusi Ahmad added that the event will bridge creativity and commerce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo grow globally, Nigeria needs both the artistic energy and business strategy in sports,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The conference promises keynote addresses, expert panels, networking, and opportunities for groundbreaking deals \u2014 all aimed at unlocking the vast potential within Nigeria\u2019s sports industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal Abuja will play host to a game-changing event this Saturday, April twenty sixth, as the maiden edition of the Sports Meet Nigeria Conference takes place at Cubana Hotel in Jabi. The high-powered gathering is set to unite investors, broadcasters, media professionals, marketers, PR experts and other key players across the sports value [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":64560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-64559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64561,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64559\/revisions\/64561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}