US based Consulting Group Appoints Kida as Advisor

 

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global strategy management consulting firm, has announced the addition of Ahmadu Musa Kida as senior advisor, to its West African team.

Prior to joining the BCG team, Musa Kida was the deputy managing director, Deep Water Services at TotalEnergies, Nigeria where amongst other accomplishments, he delivered the Egina Field Project, which achieved First Oil at the end of 2018, and was able to achieve peak oil production of 200,000 barrels per day. 

Since stepping aside from his role as DMD, Musa Kida has maintained his commitment to contributing to local knowledge across the Nigerian energy space and currently serves as Non-Executive Director at both Heirs Oil and Gas and TotalEnergies Nigeria Limited.

Musa Kida is a civil engineering graduate from Ahmadu Bello University with a post-graduate diploma in Petroleum Engineering from Institut Francaise du Petrole (IFP), France.

Commenting on his appointment, Musa Kida said, “I am delighted to be a part of the BCG West Africa Team. BCG has over the years contributed to Africa’s development and I am excited to be a part of the team. I look forward to accomplishing more feats with the team while sharing my knowledge base and deep expertise acquired over these years" he said. 

Tolu Oyekan, managing director and partner, BCG (West Africa), and head of BCG Nigeria said: “We are thrilled to welcome Musa Kida to the leadership team of our West African office. His wealth of experience will undoubtedly contribute to BCG’s ambitions to advance Africa and the world on various topics including sustainability and energy transition.”

Oyekan, who is also a skilled management consultant with global experience across several sectors including; finance, manufacturing, and energy, stated that the arrival of Musa Kida will expand leadership capacity and increase BCG’s ability to serve as the advisor-of-choice, to senior leaders across the region.

The BCG West African operations is based in Lagos, Nigeria, with diverse professionals who are passionate about unlocking Africa’s potential. These professionals with different backgrounds are dedicated to delivering integrated solutions through cutting-edge management consulting for social, public, and private sector organisations across West Africa and beyond.

NBBF Elective Congress now to hold October 30 in Benin

 

The Congress of the Nigeria Basketball Federation has approved Saturday, 30^th of October for elections into the Executive board of the federation.

At its extraordinary congress held on Saturday, 9^th of October in Abuja, the congress ratified Benin as the host city while also adopting the proposed Electoral Committee to be chaired by Dr. Lanre Glover.

Glover will be deputized by Alh. Mohammed Sani Fema with Dr. Femi Olugbile, Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi as members while Emmanuel Okibe will act as Secretary of the committee.

With all the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory Basketball Chairmen and Secretaries in attendance, the congress also approved the appointment of Mrs. Ize Matebese as Chairman of the 2021 NBBF Electoral Appeals Committee alongside General David Lubo (rtd.)  (Member) and Emmanuel Zira as Secretary.

At the congress chaired by the Caretaker Chairman of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr Musa Kida, all stakeholders were requested to submit any observations for addition or amendment to the constitution for process according the Article 38 of NBBF approved Constitution.

This was unanimously agreed as part of the ongoing process to amend the constitutions which was described as a continuous exercise as enshrined in the constitution.

In attendance was the Honourable Minister of Sports, Chief Sunday Dare who was represented by the Permanent Secretary Ismaila Abubakar who was also present in his own personal capacity.

Engr. Ishaku Tikon represented the Nigeria Olympic Committee President, Engr Habu Gumel, Dr. Simon Ebhojiaye, Acting Director (FEAD) was also on ground alongside Prof. Florence Adeyanju, Member, Caretaker Committee, NBBF.

NBBF Elections: 'Nigerian basketball is bigger than any individual - Musa Kida

 

Chairman Caretaker Committee of Nigeria Basketball Federation NBBF Engr. Musa Kida has revealed that the game of basketball in Nigeria is bigger than any individual.

He reiterated that NBBF have constitution approved by the FIBA and only thing that can change it is Congress, which is ultimate body of NBBF

He stated this in Abuja on Wednesday shortly after the major stakeholders  meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports Development. 

Kida said that survival of basketball supercedes any personal interest.

According to him, this meeting was called at the instance of the Honourable Minister to get the various stakeholders on the same table to find ways which Basketball will have a rancor free elections and more importantly to him, assure the development of Basketball in Nigeria.

"What we came for was for the interest of Basketball and for the interest of all the stakeholders coming together to make Basketball work in Nigeria, and also conform with a larger picture that Basketball is bigger than individual" . 

Continuing, Kida said "The result of it has been that there is a contention of whether the constitution would be used or not, based on the advice that the Honourable Minister has gotten from the NOC and and his legal team which he agreed to" .

"The constitution of NBBF is an approved constitution by FIBA, and it has been read at the floor of the congress. The NBBF does have a constitution, that is going to be the major document going forward. 

"They also recommended that there are some parties who showed some worried over certain issues in the constitution and the Ministry believed this can be corrected quickly if they so agreed by the congress of NBBF which is sole approving body."

"Everyone was told to lodge whatever they believed is their complain, and there will be a 21 days of consultations and they will allow the NBBF congress to come and deliberate on those clauses, after which the NBBF elections will then be organized. This is a very sane way of taking a lot of people along in the development of the game in the country". 

"Nigeria Basketball is much bigger than Musa Kida. I know I'm a stakeholder in this matter, when you talk about the present tense of Basketball, I will be counted among. But what I do think is bigger than Musa Kida. Basketball in Nigeria is bigger than Musa Kida, and Musa Kida must not be seen as a road block to such a very noble initiative to get all basketball families together, this will make our constitution good and everyone will do his job better. I will say that the greatest achievement is that we have a constitution and secondly that the constitution will be used to amend those things that needs to be improved upon. That will be the interest of Musa Kida as the Chairman Caretaker Committee of the NBBF " he concluded.

NBBF Election: Kida commends Sunday Dare on truce initiative

 By Raymond Nwaduba 

Nigeria Basketball Federation caretaker committee chairman, Engr. Musa Kida has showered encomiums on the Minister of Sports & Youths Development, Chief Sunday Dare for his sincere and genuine efforts daily in trying to look for the best possible way in finding a lasting solution to the imbroglio within the basketball fraternity, which has thwarted the development of the sport.

Speaking at a press parley with newsmen at the Park Inn by Radisson Serviced Apartments in Victoria Island, Lagos, the NBBF boss was full of praises and appreciation for the yeoman’s job by the honourable minister to see that all warring factions sheathe their swords and reach a truce, which will usher in a conducive environment for an all-round sustainable growth in basketball in Nigeria.

“If there was no enabling environment, there is no way we could have performed our functions. There is no way we would have been able to do what we needed to do. There is no way we could have had the flexibility to do what we did in other for these results to come in the last couple of years.

“So on that note, we want to in all sincerity thank the Honourable minister of Sports, Hon. Sunday Dare, ‘Egba Akin’, who every day I can tell you, looks for the best way of setting the environment and encouraging the environment to be the best it can.

“We all know it’s not easy, that Africans and Nigerians expects that every match we play we should win. Of course, it is his responsibility to ensure we win; but it is also his responsibility to make sure that he allows us as administrators and create an enabling environment for us to do our jobs.

“So on that note, I want to sincerely thank him for his understanding, said and not said, and also for his encouragement, and his own ministry which we have had expert opinions coming from themselves, very tested people in the ministry.

‘Like I said before, we have always looked at the coin may be from different sides, but we have brought that discussions to the table in order for us to all collectively be able to move forward.

“Just like others, I will say that I am most grateful for your support, and we are begging still for your continued support in a way that will allow us to progress and develop the game of basketball in the country,” Kida concluded.

Recall, that the minister had called an Extra Ordinary Congress to try and settle all the differences that existed amongst both divides.

NBPL: Excitement as Reformer edge Gboko City Chiefs

... Kano Pillars Cages Nigerian Army 79-40

It was joyous mood as the much-awaited Nigeria Men's Basketball Premier league,  finally kick-off in a grand style in both the Atlantic and Savannah conferences on Wednesday. 

The Savannah conference began in Abuja with the Reformer beating Gboko City Chiefs 74 - 63 in the first game of the game 

The games holding at the  Package B of the MKO Abuja stadium saw a lot of excitement. 

Basketball stakeholders who thronged the Stadium to watch the matches expressed excitement on  the return of the basketball league in the country. The bemoaned the state of the League which  had been in comatose for years as a result of court injunction that was recently trashed into dust-bin.

The games in Abuja though, suffered a little hiccups following the broken fiber glass attached to the rim inside the Indoor Sports Hall, but was rectified with the speedy  intervention of the Chairman Caretaker Committee of Nigeria Basketball Federation NBBF Engr Musa Kida who ensured immediate repairs and commencement of the games .

In the first match, Reformer start the game on winning note defeating Gboko City Chiefs of Benue 74 - 63. 

Kano Pillars in the second game tamed the Nigerian Army 79- 40 in the second game.

Kida confirms interest to run for NBBF presidency again

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Nigeria Basketball Federation NBBF, Engineer Ahmadu Musa Kida, has expressed his readiness to serve in the top position of Basketball in the country.

Kida made the declaration in Abuja, at a Press conference ahead of the 2021 Basketball Premier League seasons which dunks off simultaneously in the Atlantic and Savannah conferences.

"For me, what is important to go into the elections is for us to be able to make this programmes very sustainable. In my consultations, the last four years has been interesting. Basketball is a sport that Nigerians are expecting Nigeria to go out and win without excuses. So for me, we are on a good path. I am ready to serve in whatever capacity that I can in order to put these structures in place; so that Nigerian Basketball will be better."

Kida, also noted that position does not matter. "President or not, the most important thing is to sustain the legacy already achieved. I am ready to serve if the NBBF finds me fit" Kida said .

2020 Tokyo Olympics : Kida Lauds Sports Minister support

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Caretaker Committee Chairman Engineer Ahmadu Musa Kida has expressed  appreciation to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Chief Sunday Dare for the supportive role he played during the Tokyo Olympics  Games. 

 Engr Kida who spoke in Abuja said the Minister worked assiduously to ensure that the he lapses created on the Nigeria Basketball teams by the International Olympic Committee through the Nigeria Olympic Committee were corrected

"I commend the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Chief Sunday Dare on his role in ensuring that the Basketball teams have a full complement of their officials at the Olympics games in Tokyo ".

The NBBF boss said with the incident that happened at the Olympics, both the IOC and NOC can be accused of tactically sabotaged the efforts of the Nigeria Basketball teams from getting to the podium at the games. 

The Chairman further  described the wrong instruction given to the Nigeria Basketball Federation by the  International Olympic Committee through National Olympic Committee (NOC) before the event as assumed sabotage that became a cog in the wheel of acceleration of Nigeria  teams at the  2020 Olympic games in Tokyo.

 

According to him, "we were always entitled to a full complements of our officials  in the Games, but after our preparations, and getting to the Olympic proper, the NOC came with the a directive that we are only entitled to only 3 officials which included only two technical officials. 

" I was very sad to understand that they are only going to allow  three of our technical officials, instead of the eight or nine which we are already used to. This actually affected the team immensely and cost us the first two games". 

“We became more suspicious when the games began, we discovered  that other countries were carrying full complements of their coaches and officials, even countries that do no have as many athletes as we did". 

"From there, the players became demoralized no doubt, as they could not have their coaches that could be giving them  the needed technical talks. What NBBF did though, was to make sure that everybody was on ground. That hurt us so badly, no doubt about it."

"We interrogated the Basketball governing body FIBA who actually claimed ignorance on why such an instructions came from the IOC at the Olympics. It was the same situation for the men and the women teams " Kida stated 

 

Kida said, "seeing the situation on ground, the Minister rallied round to see that there were increase in the number of our officials for the teams". 

“The Minister really helped us in all out by ensuring that we had an increase in the number of officials, by then, we had lost the first two matches at the Olympics. 

It was through the efforts of the Minister that the camp was finalized without any issue . This was enough boost for us, we can't thank the Minister enough". 

“Nigerians should be proud of us, for us to go to the Olympics, there were many basketball nations that could not make it but as for Nigeria, both Men and Women teams participated, I take pride in that and I would like us to build on that, and want Nigerians to Commend the Minister for his support" Kida concluded.

Nigeria Basketball Premier League dunks off with fun fare

Finally, Nigeria’s men basketball league come alive once more after years of  comatose. 

The  Nigeria Basketball Premier league, is commencing in a grand style at the Nigeria capital city Abuja and the state of Sunshine, Akure in Ondo state today 8 September 2021. 

It could be recalled that a court case stopped the league over the years, but the February 2021 judgment quashed all the cases, a verdict many adjudged to be a victory for basketball in the country.

In the first game at the Savannah Conference, to be played at Moshood Abiola Stadium Abuja, the Gombe Bull will lock horns with Defenders by 10: 00 am.

Nigeria Customs will play Benue Braves by 12:45noon. 

 Gboko City Chiefs will tackle Reformers by 2:45pm while the final game of the day will be between Nigerian Army and Kano Pillars by 4:45 pm. 

Also, 11 teams from the Atlantic conference which include Rivers Hoopers, Kwara Falcons, Raptors, Police Baton, Ondo Raiders, Islanders, Coal City, Impressions, CAMAC, Invaders and Lagos Warriors will slug it out at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Akure Township stadium.

Addressing Journalists in a media parley  in Abuja, the Chairman Caretaker Committee of the NBBF Engr. Musa Kida, said all things are in place to have a better 2021 Nigeria Basketball Premier League.

According to him, all hands are on deck to commence the Basketball Premier League in both the Atlantic and Savannah conferences. 

“The Secretariat is responsible for dispatching letters to the various clubs and that is the reason why the League is starting in Abuja.”

Afrobasket: Emir of Kano Ado Bayero Cheers D'Tiger in Rwanda

As part of his love, passion for the game of Basketball in the country, the Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Aminu Ado Bayero alongside members of the royal house was in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday to cheer the Nigeria's men basketball team, D'Tigers at the ongoing FIBA Afrobasket. 

The traditional ruler's presence at the stadium on Sunday showed an unwavering support and affection for the game of basketball in the country.

The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Ado Bayero a close friend of NBBF Caretaker Chairman Engr. Musa Kida, is an ardent follower and fan of the D’Tigers, went with his entourage to cheer the team.

However, the show of love by Emir revealed that Nigeria Basketball Federation, Caretaker Committee Chairman Engr. Musa Kida is living up to expectations and has all it take to take game of Basketball to the next levels in the country .

Though, the team lost the game 68-77pts to Côte d’Ivoire in their last group C game after winning the two previous games.

All hope is not lost for a medal finish as the team led by Coach Brown is eager to see how they can bounce back from this minor setback.

NBBF invites 20 for Commonwealth Games preparation

20 players have been invited by the Nigeria Basketball Federation for the first phase of camping ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

NBBF targets Tokyo 2020 3x3 participation

The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engineer Musa Kida is excited at the possibility of Nigeria participating in the FIBA certified 3x3 event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic.

Nigeria wins maiden FIBA 3X3 African Cup

It was yet another landmark achievement for the Engineer Musa Kida led Nigeria Basketball Federation on Sunday evening as Nigeria emerged the inaugural champions in the men’s category of the 2017 FIBA 3X3 Africa Cup beating Cote d’ Ivoire in the final game by 21 to 9 points.

Iroegbu, a step away from NBA

The Nigeria Basketball Federation board is excited about the prospect of watching another Nigerian in the National Basketball Association (NBA) soon after Ikenna Iroegbu was recently signed by the LA Clippers Basketball franchise ahead of the 2017/2018 season.

Alex Nwora is new D'Tigers Coach

United States of America based Nigerian Alex Nwora has been named as the new head coach of the D’Tigers team ahead of their 2017 Men Afrobasket tournament title defence.

Kida pledges to improve players welfare as NBBF decamps u-16 team

The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engineer Musa has reaffirmed his commitment to players’ welfare during his tenure.

Musa Kida promises a united Basketball family

As part of his election manifesto, Engineer Musa Kida has re-stated the need to unite the divided house of Basketball in Nigeria under one umbrella for effective coordination and development.