After three decades of inactivity, the National Institute of Sports (NIS), the organization’s director general, Phillip Shaibu, has announced that the organization is beginning to revive its core training programs. He cited the move as a crucial step toward fixing Nigeria’s sports ecosystem.
Shaibu disclosed this on Monday during a speech on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, in which he revealed that the NIS had just started its 30-year coaching program in three months.
According to him, the program was held in Abuja, and participants graduated last year on December 18th.
After 30 years in Abuja, we had our first three-month coaching program, and on December 18, Shaibu graduated those students.
He explained that a public-private partnership partnership helped to resurrect the institution after he assumed office, which he claimed became necessary due to the state in which he had met the Institute.
Shaibu argued that the government should provide the facilities while the private sector manages operations, but circumstances forced a change.
The state I met with NIS reflected how the country’s sports industry was being treated, he said, adding that the Institute’s demise is a reflection of how the country’s sporting scene is faring.
Shaibu emphasized that the NIS is responsible for the development of all sports, producing athletes, coaches, referees, and technical officials who support the entire sports value chain.
The Institute’s continued dysfunction, in his opinion, has had a significant impact on the nation’s sports ecosystem’s ability to train athletes.
Source: Channels TV
Leave a Reply