Nigeria’s Male Basketball Team, D’Tigers Withdraws From 2025 AfroBasket Qualifiers Over Lack Of Funds

Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, D’Tigers, has withdrawn from the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers due to a lack of funds. The team confirmed its withdrawal was on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday night.   “Despite several 2020 Olympians committing, D’Tigers will forfeit this AfroBasket Qualifiers window due to lack of funds from government,” it said. D’Tigers were drawn in…

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Enugu Judiciary Workers Resume Strike Over Unpaid Salaries, Accuse Top Judges Of Blocking Benefits Of Financial Autonomy

This was announced in a circular dated September 12, 2025, and signed by Comrade Sampson Ifedimma, Chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) Enugu State branch. Judiciary workers in Enugu State have resumed their suspended industrial action, accusing top judicial officers of frustrating the benefits of judicial financial autonomy despite Governor Peter Mbah’s public declaration that the reform…

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Nigeria’s Football Body NFF Appoints Éric Chelle As Super Eagles Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Éric Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. This was announced in a statement shared by the football body via its official X page on Tuesday. The statement reads: “The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee…

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