The Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) has said it is about to sign a deal $12 million sponsorship deal that would fund its activities in the next five years.
President of the federation, Mr. Tijani Umar, while addressing newsmen during the federation’s annual general meeting in Abuja said that the federation is finalizing details of the agreement which is aimed at taking basketball in Nigeria to a higher level.
Also present at this meeting was the chairman of the House of Reps Committee on Sports, Bukar Goni, who assured Nigerians that the National Assembly was working towards a seamless implementation of funds allocated to federations in the 2017 budget.