Sadiq A. Abdullahi

Sadiq A. Abdullahi holds a doctorate degree in education. He specializes in curriculum development, instructional delivery, international or global education. He is currently a teacher of American government and economics at a secondary school, and an adjunct professor at Florida International University in Miami, FL. He does sports and educational consulting. He was the Nigerian tennis champion and a member of the 1988 Nigerian Olympic team.

Ndanusa’s Vision for Sports in Nigeria: Toward a Sustainable Implementation

The purpose of this essay is to continue the conversation for the transformation of sports in Nigeria as part of the movement in the Diaspora to contribute to national growth and development...

Charting A Path For Nigerians In The Diaspora To Contribute To Educational Reform In Nigeria

Almost a decade into the 21st century, Nigeria has not found a sustainable solution to the myriad problems facing education in spite of the development dollars coming to it from various educational reform interest groups...

Nigerians In The Diaspora: Toward A Search Of Identity

There is a movement in Nigeria to reach out to Nigerians in the Diaspora. This movement is gaining momentum within the National Assembly and elsewhere...

A Tribute to Chief Segun Odebgami: “My Legacy to Nigeria”

I join my colleagues in the Nigerian sports community who have expressed deep joy and words of support to Chief Segun Odegbami, one of the most influential former national stars, for the creation and actualization of the International Sports Academy...

Can Ndanusa's Vision for Sports Stop Corruption, Mismanagement, and Broken Promises?

Minister Ndanusa has pledged to reengineer the sports industry, a sector plagued with corruption, mismanagement, and gross neglect. This paper discusses Ndanusa’s vision for sports development within the context of the privatization of sports and national development...

Problems of Tennis Development in Nigeria

My intent here is to show that tennis improvement and sports development is a long process that requires deep and careful thought, and it involves a lot of other things...

Rejoinder: The North’s Greatest Tennis Ambassador – Sadiq Abdullahi!

For almost 20 years, I have observed events unfold in Nigeria without any means of influencing what goes on there. Today, the story is being rewritten...

The Politics of Sports Development and Privatization in Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implications of politics and privatization on sports development in Nigeria, within the context of the recent pronouncements by Patrick Ekeji, that a decision has been made to invite the private sector to adopt and fund sport federations in Nigeria...

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