{"id":168766,"date":"2025-07-08T10:57:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:03:55","slug":"niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds","title":{"rendered":"Niger Education Ministry Denies Withholding Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Niger State Commissioner, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, has denied alleged claims of intentionally withholding funds for the sponsorship of the state\u2019s basketball team to the Nestle Milo Basketball Championship in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner, in a statement issued by the ministry\u2019s Information Officer, Priscilla Nagarta Tumaka, described the allegations as false, unfounded, and misleading.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mohammed explained that though the budget for the team\u2019s sponsorship was duly approved by Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago, the necessary funds were not released for use, contrary to the misinformation currently circulating.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, \u201cInvestigations have confirmed that the official organizers of the National Basketball Championship, Nestle Milo, have made sufficient provisions for the feeding, accommodation, and flight tickets for all participating teams, including the very necessities requested by the heads of the basketball team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry wants to reassure the public that it is steadfastly committed to transparency, accountability, and the enhancement of both sports and education in Niger State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement said that in response to this challenging situation, an investigative committee has been established to thoroughly scrutinize the circumstances surrounding these allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny individuals found responsible for disseminating misinformation or engaging in mismanagement will face appropriate consequences in accordance with established regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry is unwavering in its commitment to promoting excellence in academics and extracurricular activities, including sports, to benefit students throughout the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She urged the public and the citizens of Niger State to dismiss any erroneous claims or slanderous narratives targeting the reputation of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education or its leadership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Niger State Commissioner, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, has denied alleged claims of intentionally withholding funds for the sponsorship of the state\u2019s basketball team to the Nestle Milo Basketball Championship in Lagos. The Commissioner, in a statement issued by the ministry\u2019s Information Officer, Priscilla Nagarta Tumaka, described the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":168765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[17965,761,254],"class_list":["post-168766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-milo-basketball-championship","tag-niger-state","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Niger Education Ministry Denies Withholding Funds - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Niger State Commissioner, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, has denied alleged claims of ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Niger Education Ministry Denies Withholding Funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Niger State Commissioner, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, has denied alleged claims of ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-08T09:57:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-08T11:03:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1751960129.397708.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1899\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"930\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Niger Education Ministry Denies Withholding Funds\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-08T09:57:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-08T11:03:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds\"},\"wordCount\":281,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1751960129.397708.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Milo Basketball Championship\",\"Niger state\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/niger-education-ministry-denies-withholding-funds\",\"name\":\"Niger Education Ministry Denies Withholding Funds - 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