NIS DG, Dadi-Mamud, dies at 53

The Director General, National Institute for Sports (NIS), Dr. John Dadi-Mamud, has passed on at the age of 53 years.

Dadi-Mamud, who hails from Kogi State, took over as the institute’s new chief executive on May 14, 2019 from Dr. Chukwudi Eke, whose tenure expired on May 10.

The former part-time lecturer at the Arabic Teachers’ College, Kano, was acting director and coordinator of academic programmes at NIS, after serving as head of research department and general secretary of the swimming association.