D’Tigress $100,000 cash, houses reward completed in one yr – Tinubu

Vanguard News | 10-09-2026 09:02pm |

President Bola Tinubu has fully redeemed the rewards promised to Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, within one year. Each player received the naira equivalent of $100,000, while each official received $50,000, completing a package that also includes three-bedroom flats in Abuja and national honours. Tinubu stated on his verified X handle that the rewards have been fully redeemed, emphasizing that for the first time, a Federal Government has fulfilled this scale of presidential sporting rewards in full within one year, following legal processes.

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