{
  "id": 19507225,
  "title": "Tinubu rewards victorious Flamingos with N100m bonds each",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/tinubu-rewards-victorious-flamingos-with-n100m-bonds-each",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:50:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubu-rewards-victorious-flamingos-with-n100m-bonds-each/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu presented the Nigerian U-17 women's football team, known as the Flamingos, with N100 million each in Federal Government Savings Bonds. Coach and technical crew members received bonds worth N100,000 and N50,000 in cash respectively. The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, presented the bonds to the players and crew at a reception held at the State House in Abuja. The decision to give bonds instead of cash was made to safeguard the long-term interests of the young athletes, who are mostly teenagers. The annual returns from the bonds, which are 14-12 percent, will provide a steady stream of funds for their education, training, and family needs.",
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has gifted Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, N100m each in Federal Government Savings Bonds for winning the World Cup. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-rewards-victorious-flamingos-with-n100m-bonds-each/",
  "key_points": [
    "President Bola Tinubu rewarded Nigerian U-17 women's football team with N100 million each in bonds.",
    "Coach and technical crew received N100,000 and N50,000 in cash and bonds respectively.",
    "First Lady Oluremi Tinubu presented bonds to players and crew at State House reception."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}