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Kida, Igali, Nimrod Others Can Take Their Federations To The Top-Stakeholders

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4 years ago

August 17, 2021

As federation elections are around the corner, various stakeholders have identified federations Caretaker Chairman like (Engr. Musa Kida),Basketball, (Mr Boye Oyerinde),Squash Federation (Engr. Musa Nimrod), Volleyball Federation (Francis Orbih Esq),Badminton ( Mr Daniel Igali),Wrestling (Mr. Samuel Ocheho) Handball amongst others, as sports Federations leaders that Nigeria need to have, if sports want to be at the zenith of sporting events, both locally and globally.

Sports stakeholders’ on an influential social media platform, Nigeria Sports Center, threw their weight behind the return of the Interim Caretaker, Chairman of Nigeria Basketball Federation, Ahmadu Musa Kida, Engr. Musa Nimrod and others, who have distinguised themselves in the last Board, as the substantive President of the Federation, having seeing them transformed their federations in first tenure of their reign.

The discussion started with a post from one Wonderland Events on the “Best candidates for next month’s Federation election based on their recent performance.

One Joseph Onekwu expressed interest on what Engr. Musa Kida has done in Basketball to make him best candidate for the presidency.

He stressed that, the Federations need President who can keep the athletes busy with competitions and ensure that the country qualifies for the Commonwealth Games, African Games and Olympics. “We need referees and coaching clinics too to upgrade knowledge of the technical officials.” He concluded that these will save the country’s sports from going into extinction.

This however, elicited responses from participants who went ahead to outline the various achievements of Engineer Musa Ahmed Kida at the Basketball Federation that makes him the best to occupy the position.According to Wonderland Events, “Under Kida’s leadership, Nigeria qualified for the Olympics in male and female category.

The first country to achieve this in Africa. Under Kida, Total Energy came into Division 1 and Division 2 of our basketball league. This is a lower Division and not even the premier league. These are unprecedented success.”Continuing, he said “the Division one league is different from the premier league. You are aware that the premier league was put on hold by a court judgement and luckily the court has reversed the decision.”Right now, effort is on to start the league.”

To Akeem Busari, Engr Musa Kida is the best thing to have happened to Basketball in Nigeria “Without gainsaying, Engr. Kida is the best thing to happen to basketball in Nigeria, in recent times. We need not recount how he spent his hard-earned personal funds, resources and galvanized local and foreign support and interests for the game in Nigeria”.

“I am a great supporter of excellent, exemplary and selfless leadership in whatever sphere”.“Remember, the long battle he fought and eventually won in the law courts to regain the basketball league and bring back sanity to the game”.

“Talking about the representation of local players in the basketball national teams, the almost comatose state of the game in Nigeria, obviously played a big role in the selection processes. Now, with coach Brown extending his contract, and the divisions 1&2 coming up, basketball development in Nigeria can only get better”.

“Engr. Musa Kida, like Musa Nimrod, Daniel Igali, CSP Abubakar Yakubu deserve another tenure in office”, he concluded.Dominic Ehimare summed it up saying, “I am with Musa Kida for life. I have only come in contact with him once and he left an indelible impressive impression in me about how sports matters should reside in the hands of competent people and not square pegs in round holes”.Others who spoke on the platform enumerated the achievements of NBBF under Kida which are countless, and thereby sought for the support of Nigerians to the Borno state Born Kida to continue the good work.

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RMAFC Reaffirms Commitment To Boost Revenue Generation From Mining Sector

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3 weeks ago

October 16, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

In line with its commitment to bridging the gap in the remittance of revenue generated from the mining sector into the Federation Account, the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission organised a sensitization workshop on the new template for data rendition in Enugu for the South East Zone on Thursday 16th October, 2025.

Speaking at the occasion, Chairman of the Commission Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu reaffirmed the commitment of RMAFC to bridging the gap in the data remittance of revenue generated from the sector into the Federation Account.

“It has been established that despite the extent of activities going on in the Country’s mining sector, it contributes only a negligible amount to the Federation Account, largely due to the lack of proper and effective monitoring of mining activities. Hence, it is the intention of the RMAFC to work assiduously in order to ensure that all revenues due to the Federation Account from the mining sector are promptly remitted into the Federation’s distribution pool account as at when due.” He said.

The Chairman who was represented by the Federal Commissioner representing the Federal Capital Territory in the Commission, Ambassador Ayuba Jacob Ngbako stated that the new data rendition templates were designed to capture and manage relevant data with regards to specific measurement of quantity of minerals produced, producing companies and their locations, particular licenses, fees and permits paid by mining companies. According to him, if the data is properly managed and utilized, it will go a long way in ensuring that mining operations and revenues therefrom are effectively tracked and accounted for.

Dr. Shehu emphasized the imperativeness of the new data rendition template given the current economic difficulties the country is going through. He added that the perpetual over dependence on hydrocarbon sources of revenue, which is often plagued by the vagaries of the international oil market in addition to other reasons such as the problems of pipeline vandalism and oil theft underscores the determination of the President Bola Tinubu led administration to harness revenue potentials from other sectors of the country’s economy such as the solid minerals, agriculture, manufacturing and the blue economy.

In his goodwill message, the Executive Governor of Enugu State His Excellency Governor Peter Mbah, who was represented at the occasion by the Honourable Commissioner of Energy and Mineral resources of the state, Honourable Franklin Ogbonna described the new template as a significant step towards building a reliable framework for revenue monitoring and proper resource allocation framework. He added that accurate data is the foundation of sound policy formulation and effective revenue management. ” It enables both the Federal and State Governments to assess real production figures, close leakages, and ensure that due revenues are remitted for the benefit of all Nigerians.” He said.

The governor further said that the initiative aligns perfectly with the drive to reposition the solid minerals sector as a key contributor to the internally generated revenue and economic diversification agenda of the state.

In his welcome address, the Federal Commissioner representing Enugu State in the Commission, Honourable Ozo Obodougo Obumneme stated that the exercise was primarily aimed at ensuring the existence of a platform for independent data source for the Commission which will be free of summation errors and could be used for comparison as advanced information for attribution purposes.

The Commissioner for Solid Minerals in Ebonyi State, Honourable Onyia Emmanuel, Honourable Commissioner of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in Abia State, Prof Joel Ogbonna, Honourable Commissioner for Local Government in Anambra State, Honourable Tony Nwabuno and the Permanent Secratary Ministry of Industry, Mines and Minerals in Imo State, Mrs Obialor Angela all praised the initiative in their goodwill messages.

The sensitisation exercise scheduled to be held in the six geopolitical zones of the country, which commenced on the 7th of October 2025 in Abuja, was followed by the one organised in Asaba Delta State for the South – South region on the 13th of October, 2025.

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