Telecommunications company Globacom has been named the sponsor of the Nigeria Premier League. This follows the intervention of the Minister of Sports Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi in the crisis over the title rights of the Nigeria Premier League which has been finally resolved.
A Sports Ministry official confirmed to The PUNCH that the matter was resolved on Thursday at an extensive meeting the Minister had with parties involved in the crisis in Abuja. At the meeting were representatives of the League Management Committee, Total Promotions and Globacom Nigeria Limited.
“It was agreed that Globacom would be the title sponsor of the league for three seasons, and would also pay an undisclosed fee to Total Promotions as compensation for giving out the right.”
The Nigeria Premier League had been plagued by several crises in the last two seasons mainly due to the controversies over title and broadcast rights. This had impacted negatively on funding for the league.
It was explained that earlier this week the League Management Committee reached out to the Minister to help resolve the crisis over title right.
“The Minister accepted the call by inviting all the parties to his office in Abuja. After several meetings the matter was amicably resolved to the satisfaction of all the parties. However, efforts to resolve the broadcast rights issue are ongoing,” the Minister’s aide said.