Abuja All-Stars Veterans Tournament Opens in Spectacular Fashion
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Abuja All Stars International Veterans Invitational Football Tournament has kicked off in grand style at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Package A, Abuja, with Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports, Comrade Philip Shaibu, performing the official ceremonial kick-off. The tournament, which features 22 teams, brings together former professional […]
Shaibu Backs Italy-Nigeria U-20 Tournament
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Director-General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu, has commended the Italian Consulate General in Lagos for promoting grassroots football development through the ongoing Italian Consulate General U-20 Football Tournament. Shaibu made the remarks while attending the opening ceremony of the competition at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan, Lagos, […]
Shaibu Urges Unity, Peace As Muslims Celebrate Eid-el-Kabir
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Director General, National Institute for Sports (NIS), Philip Shaibu, has extended warm Eid-el-Kabir greetings to Muslim faithful across Nigeria and beyond, calling on Nigerians to embrace unity, love, sacrifice, and peaceful coexistence. In a heartfelt goodwill message released to mark the celebration, Shaibu described Eid-el-Kabir as a sacred season that reflects […]
Shaibu Hails Tinubu’s APC Primary Victory
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Director General, National Institute for Sports (NIS), Philip Shaibu, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu following his victory at the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress. In a statement personally signed on Monday Shaibu describes Tinubu’s emergence as the party’s presidential candidate as a reflection of the trust, confidence, and overwhelming […]
Shaibu Declares NIS Engine Room of Nigerian Sports
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Philip Shaibu, has positioned the Institute as the central driver of Nigeria’s sports reform agenda. He maintained that the country must rebuild its sports system from the grassroots to achieve long-term success. Shaibu described the NIS as the “engine […]
Adeboye Pushes Grassroots Sports Revival After talks with NIS DG
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Nigeria’s push to rebuild its sporting strength from the ground up has received fresh momentum, as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Adeyinka Adeboye, called for deeper collaboration among stakeholders following a high-level meeting with Philip Shaibu. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door session with the Director General […]