Tinubu Highlights Historic Speed in Fulfilling D’Tigress Rewards
President Bola Tinubu has described the completion of cash rewards for D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, as the first time a Federal Government has fulfilled a presidential sporting reward package in full within one year.
The President stated this in a statement issued via his X handle on Thursday, after the National Sports Commission confirmed that all outstanding cash components owed to the five-time African champions had been paid.
“Today, the rewards I promised our D’Tigress have been fully redeemed. Each player has received the naira equivalent of $100,000, while each official has received the equivalent of $50,000, completing their package of cash rewards, national honours and three-bedroom homes in Abuja.
“For the first time, a Federal Government has fulfilled this scale of presidential sporting rewards in full within one year,” Tinubu said.
