Abstract: The uneven scholarly existence of Nigerian students tends to build the life and strain in student's social life in Nigeria higher institutions, hence the hazard of student's contribution in cultism and craziness which increases amid examination periods. It has also been uncovered that these wonders are generally initiated by the diminished or apathetic state of mind of students towards recreation, presumably because of, ignorance of the advantages resulting from such or the non accessibility or deficiency of the vital recreational facilities. The social life of students on the campus are bit by bit diminishing in cordiality due to absence of sporting activities and spaces to unite them for vital relaxation to enhance good relationship among them. This paper is therefore set to examine the impact of sports and recreation in enhancing the students' physiological, sociological and mental status in the campuses of Nigeria Higher Institutions |