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FG suspends Nigeria from international basketball competitions for two years

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball competitions for a period of two years with immediate effect. Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and

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NBBF crisis: Ministry will continue to run basketball activities until… Nelson

The Director of Planning Monitoring and Information, Peter Nelson, on Tuesday, said the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) will never go on break again. Nelson disclosed this at the closing ceremony

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Breaking news: Sports Ministry suspends planned NBBF election

Following the lingering crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation, (NBBF), the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has ordered the suspension of the planned election scheduled to hold in

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Kida blames detractors for his failure to organise basketball league in Nigeria(Video interview)

The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Musa Kida has attributed the failure of his board to organise a basketball league in Nigeria during his first

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Breaking News: NBBF election to hold Oct. 30th in Edo state

The elective congress of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, has been scheduled to hold on the 30th of October in the ancient city of Benin. The decision was reached during

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NBBF Constitution reigns supreme ahead of election

The Nigerian Basketball Federation has again reiterated that its 2019 constitution will be followed to the letter as elections into the federation draws closer.   The elections according to the

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Nwora remains an integral part of D’Tigers- NBBF

The Nigeria Basketball Federation has emphatically stated that Coach Alex Nwora remains an integral part of the senior men’s National basketball team’s technical set up as well as the basketball

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Tokyo Olympics: How Australia demystified D’Tigers in first group game

Nigeria’s D’Tigers suffered a 67-84 defeat to the Boomers of Australia in their first Group B preliminary game of the Tokyo Olympics at the Saitama Arena on Sunday. D’Tigers came

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Representing Nigeria is a personal choice- Kida

The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF says the decision to represent Nigeria at the Olympics or future international events rests solely on individual players. NBBF President, Engr Musa Kida made this

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FIBA shops for more Nigerian Officials

The Nigeria Basketball Federation is working closely with FIBA to get more Nigerians certified as table officials before the 2019-2021 testing window closes. The Federation of International Basketball Associations recently

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