The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has taken action against poor officiating in the 2023-2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season by suspending 14 referees. The decision was communicated through a letter from the NFF's Referees Development Committee/Unit to the Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL, Davidson Owumi.

The suspended referees include Bawa Buhari, Chukwuka Jahlove, Akinwale Tomiwa, Saeed Abdulaziz, Jimmy Aimugbonrie, Brown Ebenezer, Atuwho Morrison, Sunday Azi, Imamu Maliki, and the match officials involved in the matchday six game between Sunshine Stars and Abia Warriors.

The NFF's Referees Development Unit has requested video recordings of the matches in which these officials performed poorly. The referees were reportedly involved in subpar officiating during three Niger Tornadoes games and two Sporting Lagos games. Additionally, the matches between Sunshine Stars and Abia Warriors, Sporting Lagos' away loss 2-1 to Kwara United on matchday six, Remo Stars vs. Bendel Insurance on matchday seven, and Gombe United vs. Plateau United on matchday five were cited as instances of poor performance.

In a letter, the NFF's Referees Development Unit stated, “We write to convey to you and the entire Board and Management of the Nigeria Professional Football League, the warm sporting regards of the NFF Referees’ Development Committee members."

“Sir, the sequel to the perceived poor performance of the referee/assistant referees in the under-listed NPFL matches, we are obliged to step down the specifically affected match officials in the line of the decision in such instant cases until the appropriate technical evaluation of such decisions are determined to be either right or wrong."

“Furthermore, the committee would very much appreciate it if the full video of these matches were provided to the committee for proper evaluation of decisions and performances of these officials.”