Speaking when he received members of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs who came visiting on oversight functions at the State House, Professor Gambari said: “I know the seriousness with which you take your assignment and rightly so because you look at the subject matter of your mandate.
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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator Danjuma La’ah, gave the admonition when the State House Permanent Secretary, Tijani Umar, appeared before the panel to defend his 2021 budget estimates
The Tijani Umar-led Nigeria Basketball Federation board on Thursday inaugurated an interim League Management Board to administer the Nigerian Premier…
Umar told the News Agency of Nigeria on phone that he was excited about FIBA’s decision and that it would go a long way in resolving the crisis rocking the federation.
FIBA had said the election held by the Umar-led NBBF board was organised with due process in line with its statutes from which the NBBF Constitution was derived.
Bello told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that they would organise the league competitions, which are in the lower divisional and premiership levels, at the appropriate time.
Ogunade told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja this was because the national leagues have not been handed over to the current board by its immediate-past predecessor.
Umar told newsmen in Abuja, after emerging from a meeting convened by the Nigeria Olympic Committee, they were ready if fresh elections were needed to end the logjam.
Popoola said this was part of efforts to ensure peace returned to the administration of basketball in Nigeria before the Nov. 30 deadline given by the sport’s world governing body.
The camping for 19-year old was initiated by the Tijani Umar-led NBBF to discover young talented basketball players at the grassroots.
The camp, tagged: “Kwese Prospect Camp,” is a youth development initiative of the Tijani Umar-led NBBF and is targeted at grassroots basketball players 19 years old and below
The match, which was played at the Indoor sports hall of the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, was watched by a large number of basketball enthusiasts
The President of the Federation, Tijani Umar, led some players and members of the federation to the orphanage to make the donation.
Umar said in Lagos that his board was ready for peace and reconciliation as advised in the letter written to the two boards by FIBA Africa.
Patrick Omorodion, Media Head of the Federation, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the election was held in Kano on Monday
The Deputy Managing Director of the bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, on Tuesday at the Zenith Corporate headquarters in Lagos told newsmen that contributing to the development of the basketball game over the years was a delight to the organization
The delegates, which include corporate sponsors, team owners, club chairmen, club secretaries as well players, coaches, technical officials and the media, are expected to arrive Abuja on February 2 as the forum billed take off at 9am prompt on Wednesday