‘This is truly life-changing…’ Amy Okonkwo hails Tinubu as D’Tigress receive $100,000 reward
Reacting to the development, Okonkwo thanked President Tinubu, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, the NSC and the Nigeria Basketball Federation for their support The post ‘This is truly life-changing…’ Amy Okonkwo hails Tinubu as D’Tigress receive $100,000 reward appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced on Thursday that Nigeria's women's basketball team, D’Tigress, has received the promised cash rewards of $100,000 per player, following their successful performance. Each official involved was granted $50,000. The payments, which included national honors and homes in Abuja, took time due to the necessary legal and administrative procedures.
Tinubu emphasized that this was the first time a Federal Government had fulfilled such a scale of sporting rewards within a year and stressed the importance of keeping promises made to athletes. The Federal Government is currently finalizing the outstanding rewards promised to the Super Falcons and Super Eagles. Tinubu affirmed that successful athletes deserve more than praise and a grateful nation to honor their achievements.
He expressed his continued support for Nigerian athletes, urging them to return home as national heroes.
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