The Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports activities Growth, Hon. Adeyinka Adeboye, on Thursday, December 18, 2025, attended the passing-out ceremony of individuals of the Fundamental Teaching, Health Facilitation and Grounds-manship Programme of the Nationwide Institute for Sports activities (NIS), held on the Athlete Growth Centre, Package deal ‘B’, MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium Complicated, Abuja.
Hon. Adeboye was a particular visitor on the ceremony following an official invitation by the Director Normal and Chief Govt Officer of the Nationwide Institute for Sports activities, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, underscoring the rising collaboration between the Presidency and key sports activities improvement establishments in Nigeria.
Addressing the graduating individuals, the SSA counseled the NIS for its consistency in constructing technical capability throughout the Nigerian sports activities ecosystem, describing the Institute as “the heartbeat of sustainable sports activities improvement within the nation.”
“You’re the basis upon which our grassroots sports activities system will thrive. Coaches, health facilitators and groundsmen are usually not simply help employees — you might be nation builders,” Adeboye mentioned.
He reaffirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s dedication to grassroots sports activities underneath the Renewed Hope Agenda, noting that human capability improvement stays important to figuring out, nurturing, and sustaining sporting expertise throughout the nation.
The SSA emphasised that well-trained coaches and sports activities professionals are important to safeguarding athlete welfare, bettering efficiency, and creating viable profession pathways for younger Nigerians.
“Sports activities improvement is just not unintentional. It’s deliberate, structured and pushed by data. In the present day’s commencement represents hope for our communities and a stronger future for Nigerian sports activities,” he added.
Hon. Adeboye additionally praised the management of Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu for repositioning the Nationwide Institute for Sports activities as a centre of excellence in athlete and personnel improvement.
The ceremony marked one other milestone within the ongoing efforts to professionalize grassroots sports activities in Nigeria, as graduates have been charged to return to their communities and contribute meaningfully to nationwide progress by way of sports activities.
