The Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has engaged global energy stakeholders on innovation, international cooperation and climate action at the ongoing 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Türkiye.
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The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has formally welcomed the President of FIBA Africa Zone 3, Mr. Samuel Ahmedu, to the newly constituted Board of the Federation for the 2026–2030 tenure.
The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has held a high-level strategic meeting with the Deputy Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Mark Tatum, as part of efforts to strengthen international partnerships and reposition Nigerian basketball for global competitiveness.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has affirmed the outcome of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) elective congress held on October 15, 2026, recognising Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi as President of the federation for the 2026–2030 tenure.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, on his emergence as President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), urging him to leverage his leadership experience to strengthen the administration of the sport and expand opportunities for young Nigerian talents.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, on his emergence as President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), urging him to leverage his leadership experience to strengthen the administration of the sport and expand opportunities for young Nigerian talents.
Delegates, officials, observers and presidential candidates have begun arriving at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, venue of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) elective congress, as accreditation gets underway ahead of the commencement of proceedings.
As Nigerian basketball approaches a defining moment ahead of the October 15, 2026 elective congress of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), the question before the basketball community is not simply who occupies the presidency, but what kind of leadership, institutional direction and development framework the game requires for the future.
Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), has formally declared his intention to contest for the presidency of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), pledging to reposition the sport through institutional reforms, grassroots development and sustainable investment.
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to advancing Nigeria’s energy transition and strengthening energy security.
Above all, he can bring us together. Capital does not enter a divided house, and neither does talent. Dr. Abdullahi belongs to no camp and carries no old scores. He is accessible, he listens, and his NBBF will have room for everyone who loves this game: former internationals, state associations, coaches, referees, the diaspora, and those who contest against him next month. Nigerian basketball is too small for enemies and too big for any one group to carry alone.
Quite frankly, Dr. Abdullahi’s proposition is built around results, capacity and collective progress. His experience as a player, sponsor, grassroots developer, administrator, researcher and institutional leader gives him a broad understanding of the basketball ecosystem. As leadership scholar, Warren Bennis put it, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” That distinction is important: leadership is tested by what is built, improved and delivered. Dr. Abdullahi’s record provides tangible examples across institutional leadership, grassroots basketball, infrastructure, sponsorship, talent development and youth engagement.