The Federal Ministry of Youth Development was responsible for youths and sports affairs in Nigeria [1] and has been split into two by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, creating the Federal Ministry of Youth Development and the Federal Ministry of Sports.

[3] This departments focusing on enterprise development, vocational skills & training, youth voice, employment, and education.

[4] The current Federal Minister of Youth Development is Ayodele Olawande[5] The mandate of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sport Development is "Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies and Programmes on Youths and Sports Development towards Wealth Creation, Youth Empowerment, Physical Fitness and Well-being, Achieving Excellence in Sports, National Unity and Sustainable Development".

National Sports Commission is the Nigerian apex body responsible for regulating sports in the country, with Alhassan Yakmut serving as the last Director-General before it was scrapped by the Muhammadu Buhari government in 2015.

Its origin dates as far back as 1910 with the creation of empire Day competition.