The Nigeria Football Federation felicitates with the former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu on his appointment as Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS).
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday named Shaibu as the new chief executive of the nation’s principal citadel of sports science and research, to take over from Professor Olawale Moronkola with immediate effect.
“The NFF heartily congratulates Comrade Philip Shaibu on this appointment and we have no doubt that he has the intellectual capacity, passion, knowledge of sports science and the energy and temperament to turn things around at the NIS.
“We wish Comrade Shaibu the very best in this new but certainly-exciting journey in his odyssey and we believe that he has the ability to justify the confidence reposed in him by Mr. President,” President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau said.
A former students union leader, Comrade Shaibu demonstrated a deep love and enthusiasm for sports development and sustainability during his time as Edo State’s number two man, and the impact of his policies, great ideas and positive interventions are still being felt in the State.
The National Institute for Sports was established in 1974 as a research and training institute, with the mandate to produce top-notch coaches, sports scientists and sports managers, and for the purpose of conducting research, all with the objective of improving Nigeria’s performance in sports internationally.
