Sport provides mental benefits – VC

The Vice Chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Abdallah Uba Adamu, has said parents should encourage their wards to participate in exercises because sporting activities enhance mental development.  Speaking at the second inter-house competition of the NOUN staff school in Kaduna, he said children should engage in physical and sporting activities for […]

The Vice Chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Abdallah Uba Adamu, has said parents should encourage their wards to participate in exercises because sporting activities enhance mental development.

 Speaking at the second inter-house competition of the NOUN staff school in Kaduna, he said children should engage in physical and sporting activities for their overall development.

 Professor Adamu who was represented by the Director of Academic Planning and chairman of the university’s sport committee, Professor Neba Tanglang said NOUN would  support the school as well as provide an enabling environment for the promotion of extracurricular activities for optimal performance.