Nigeria's Athletics Body Risks Ban for 'Misappropriating' Grant
The International Association of Athletics Federations mistakenly granted the Athletics Federation of Nigeria U.S.$150,000 instead of U.S.$15,000. The amount paid was supposed to be the annual grants to member federations for the 2017 financial year. The federation's accountants reportedly discovered the error and asked that the funds be returned, but the problem is that the money can't be found...
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Risks IAAF Ban As AFN 'Misappropriates' $150,000 Grant
Vanguard, 4 March 2018
World athletics ruling body, IAAF is considering ways to sanction its local affiliate, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, after Nigerian sports officials failed to account… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Missing Dollars - IAAF Needs to Ban Nigeria Now, Says Itanyi
Vanguard, 8 March 2018
Former Nigerian leading heptathlon athlete, Patience Itanyi will support a ban by the world athletics ruling body IAAF, on Nigeria to enable the country, put its athletics in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minister Sets Up Panel On 'Missing' IAAF $150,000 Grant
Guardian, 7 March 2018
Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has set up a committee to unearth the circumstances surrounding the alleged disappearance of $150,000 grant, which world athletics ruling body… Read more »
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Nigeria:
AFN Awaits IAAF Decision On 'Missing' $150,000 Grants
Guardian, 6 March 2018
The board of the Athletics Federations of Nigeria (AFN) is waiting on world athletics ruling body (IAAF), to come up with its decision on the $150,000 grants (about N52 million),… Read more »
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Nigeria:
How IAAF $150,000 Was Spent By Nigerian Officials
Guardian, 9 March 2018
Fresh facts have emerged on how the $150,000, which world athletics ruling body (IAAF) sent to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) was spent. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Sports Ministry Ready to Pay Back IAAF's 'Missing' Grant
Vanguard, 9 March 2018
Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN president, Ibrahim Gusau and the Sports Ministry are making moves to ensure that the world athletics ruling body, IAAF was refunded the… Read more »
