FG fulfils pledge to D’Tigress for winning 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket
The Federal Government of Nigeria has fulfilled its promises to the national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their victory at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2025 tournament. The team defeated Mali 78–64 in the final played last August to secure the championship title. After the victory, Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved a cash reward of the naira […]
The sports kits are not inferior – Shehu Dikko, Chairman, National Sports Commission says after Tobi Amusan’s callout
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has dismissed the claims that Nigerian athletes received low-quality sports kits at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier, former world champion and 100m hurdles record holder, Tobi Amusan, had criticized the government for giving athletes “poor kits” ahead of the championship in Japan. Reacting […]
President Tinubu Names New Aide for Grassroots Sports Development
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Adeboye Adeyinka, better known as Zulu, as his Senior Special Assistant on Grassroots Sports Development. Zulu is an experienced sports administrator who has worked in various sports roles, including as Special Assistant to the former Minister of Sports, Senator John Enoh. He has also supported four different Governors of Lagos […]