President Bola Tinubu on Thursday redeem di Federal Government promise to compensate D’Tigress, Nigeria women basketball team, sake of say dem win di 2025 FIBA Women AfroBasket for Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on August 3, 2025. During one State House reception for Abuja on August 4, 2025, Tinubu don promise $100,000, three-bedroom flat and di national honour of Officer of di Order of di Niger give every player.
For one post for im verified X handle, @officialABAT, di President confam say each player don collect di naira equivalent of $100,000, wile each official don collect di equivalent of $50,000, to complete di package of cash rewards, national honours and three-bedroom houses for Abuja. Tinubu describe am as di first time wey any Federal Government don fulfill presidential sporting rewards of dat kain size fully inside one year.
Tinubu add say di Federal Government dey finalize payment of di outstanding cash rewards give di Super Falcons, di senior women football team. E note say Super Falcons players and officials don already collect title documents of dia house allocations and National Honours certificates, and say di houses and national honours wey dem promise Super Eagles players don also don redeem. "Our athletes wey dey bring honour to Nigeria deserve pass applause. Dem deserve country wey go keep im word," Tinubu write.
