National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman, Shehu Dikko, has urged all departments within the commission to adopt innovative and unconventional approaches benchmarked against best internal practices to drive sustainable sports development and economic growth in the nation. 

Speaking during a departmental briefing from each of the unit's structure, organisation and operations, on Monday, Dikko emphasised the need for the NSC to move beyond traditional routine structures to more effective approach.

He stressed that a restructured, compact, professional and functional system is essential to developing a sustainable sports economy and that is what the NSC intends to entrench.

Dikko also specifically charged departments to "wear their thinking caps" and devise new strategies in delivering their mandates and functions across Nigeria. 

"We all should ensure we are structured to have a functional system," he noted, underscoring that proper organisational frameworks will be vital to meeting the objectives of the administration.

As the NSC Chairman charts a new vision, his focus on innovative thinking and structured development is expected to foster a thriving sports ecosystem, a strong sports economy and indeed benefit athletes and strengthen Nigeria's standing in the global sports arena.