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NTAC DG Highlights Benefits Of Physical Fitness As Agency Makes Once-In-A-Week Fitness Walk Mandatory For All Staff
Joel Ajayi
Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt.Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub has highlighted physical exercise as a necessity for fitness and mental alertness for all workers in the public service space.
He said such physical fitness and mental alertness were necessary for the kind of energy and focus required not only to drive service-delivery,but also make for enhanced productivity amongst workers.
The NTAC boss,who stated the above over the weekend when he led some members of the NTAC Management for a 45-minute walk at the popular Jabi Lake Sports Field opposite the NTAC Complex in Abuja, reiterated the connection between physical fitness and enhanced productivity and hinted that a day would be set aside for all staff of NTAC to engage in such activity.
“We all know the importance of physical fitness to our work as public servants.If we refuse to engage the body to make it active,even our brain fails to work optimally .
“Oftentimes,our routine, from home to office and from office to home,hardly allows us to engage in even simple walking for the length of time our bodies require to stay in optimum health and fitness.
“Today’s novel Walk is merely to encourage us to tone up our muscles daily,to avoid the killer situation called sedentary lifestyle, keep ourselves fit and be able to drive more actively the requirements of Mr.President’s Renewed Hope Agenda here in NTAC. We will surely find a way to incorporate this in the activities and programmes of the Corps.”
Meanwhile ,the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps has set aside the end of work every Wednesday for a physical fitness walk for all staff of the Agency who are not encumbered by any form of incapacitation or underlying illness.
In an Internal Circular signed by Amb. Saidu D.Muhammad and circulated to all NTAC staff,Monday,at the NTAC Complex in Abuja,the Deputy Director in-charge of Administration at the Agency informed members of staff of a walking exercise with the Agency’s Director General at the end of work on Wednesday, November 12, adding that the mandatory walking exercise would take place at the Jabi Lake Sports Field opposite the NTAC Complex.
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World Athletics, AFN Set for Press Conference Ahead of Abuja City International Half Marathon
Joel Ajayi
With only 10 days remaining before the commencement of the PremiumTrust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon, the organising committee has confirmed that the World Press Conference for the marathon will hold on friday, 5th December, where officials from World Athletics, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), event partners, and other distinguished dignitaries are expected to be in attendance.
It was stated that the briefing will highlight final race arrangements, athlete participation, technical details, safety measures, and other relevant information for the international and local sporting communities.
The organisers also announced that media accreditation has officially opened, encouraging journalists, photographers, broadcasters, and digital media practitioners to apply through the designated online link:
👉 https://forms.gle/CiNHAv4RDw3Eh5Rj7
They emphasised that early accreditation would ensure seamless processing ahead of the event.
The PremiumTrust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon is projected to attract top-tier competitors and deliver a world-class road-running spectacle, reinforcing Abuja’s growing reputation as a hub for major international sporting events.
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