{
  "id": 6631443,
  "title": "Tinubu Redeems Pledge of $100,000, Three-Bedroom Aparments, National Honours to D’Tigress Players",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/tinubu-redeems-pledge-of-100-000-three-bedroom-aparments-national",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T19:40:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/10/tinubu-redeems-pledge-of-100000-three-bedroom-aparments-national-honours-to-dtigress-players/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu fulfilled his promise of awarding $100,000, three-bedroom apartments, and national honors to the Nigerian women's basketball team, D’Tigress, after they won the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in August. The President made this announcement on Thursday following a meeting with the players and officials at the State House in Abuja. Tinubu also announced that plans are underway to pay the outstanding cash rewards to the Nigerian senior women's football team, the Super Falcons. The President emphasized that his administration keeps its promises to Nigerian athletes, highlighting that the Super Eagles players' rewards have also been fulfilled. He encouraged Nigerian athletes to strive for greater achievements, promising to make Nigeria proud.",
  "summary": ".Promises to pay outstanding cash rewards to Super Falcons too Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu on Thursday made good the pledge of the Federal Government to compensate D’Tigress,",
  "key_points": [
    "Announcement made after meeting with players and officials at State House in Abuja.",
    "Plans underway to pay outstanding cash rewards to Super Falcons football team."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}