3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (489+ words) File: NSC chair, Shehu Dikko Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has rejected calls for the Nigeria Basketball Federation board to resign following D’Tigress’ disappointing campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Germany. D’Tigress lost all…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago   (263+ words) Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria A will go head-to-head in the Nigeria T20 Quadrangular Series from September 21 to 27, 2026, at the iconic TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria Cricket Federation announced the new tournament on Saturday…...

14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (297+ words) Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after defeating New Caledonia 10-1 in their final Group F match in Poland on Sunday. The victory took Nigeria to four points from three matches, enough…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (262+ words) Inter Lagos host Sporting Lagos at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Sunday, in the first top-flight Lagos derby in 10 years, with both sides also hunting their first points and first goals of the new Nigeria Premier Football League season. The…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (519+ words) Krav Maga Nigeria is strengthening its self-defence training programme with its first seminar on Lagos Island, bringing together professional martial artists and fitness enthusiasts for a practical session at Pinefield Schools, Lekki, on Saturday. Krav Maga is an Israeli self-defence…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (468+ words) President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida and D’Tigress captain, Amy Okonkwo, have lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, after players and officials of Nigeria’s Senior Women’s Basketball team received the $100,000 payment promised to them for winning the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (373+ words) 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…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (540+ words) The National Sports Commission has confirmed the payment of the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each player of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, as part of the Presidential Reward for their victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket. The commission also…...

4+ day, 45+ min ago   (512+ words) The Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria has called for holistic and inclusive reforms of the country’s football administration, insisting that players must have a strong voice in the process, The PUNCH reports. The call comes in the wake of the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (158+ words) Super Eagles striker and Galatasaray forward Victor Osimhen has been left out of Galatasaray’s starting XI for Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League clash against Sporting CP at the Estádio José Alvalade. The Nigerian striker misses the match through injury, having suffered…...