Maureen Ikpeama

Nigerian hospital performs first West African  robotic gynaecological surgery

 A Nigerian hospital, The Prostate Clinic (TPC) Lagos, has performed what experts described as West Africa’s first robotic gynaecological surgery. The procedure, carried out on Sunday, marked the clinic’s expansion of robotic surgery from male-focused treatments to women’s health interventions. According to the Consultant Robotic Surgeon and TPC Medical Director, Prof. Kingsley Ekwueme, s the…

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United States congressman lauds Nigeria–US security cooperation

United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States of America  for establishing a US–Nigeria Working Group aimed at strengthening security cooperation and protecting religious freedom. Moore stated this in a statement posted on his official X handle on Saturday. He described the initiative as “an encouraging and…

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NISO gives reasons for collapse of national grid on Friday 

 Nigerian Independent System Operator NISO has given reasons for the collapse of the national grid on Friday, saying, at approximately 12:40 hours on Friday, 23 January, 2026, the national grid experienced a system-wide disturbance, which resulted in a total outage across the interconnected network”. According to NISO, preliminary operational reports showed that “the disturbance was…

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Enugu to hold stakeholders’ town hall meeting on land sector development, January 27

As part of its ongoing reforms and development initiatives in the state’s land sector, .Enugu State Government has announced plans to convene a broad-based stakeholders’ engagement meeting The townhall meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2026, will take place at The Dome Hall, Enugu International Conference Centre, at 10:00 a.m. prompt. The government, in a…

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FG signs concession agreement for Akanu Ibiam international Airport, Enugu 

 In its efforts to promote the development of the  country ‘s aviation industry through public-private partnerships, the Federal Government of Nigeria  has  signed the concession agreement for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,  Festus Keyamo, SAN , signed the  agreement on Wednesday at the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development…

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Tinubu posts ambassador- designates to France, US, other countries

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the posting of four ambassador-designates out of the 67 confirmed by the Senate in December, 2025. According to a statement by the President ‘s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, Thursday, in Abuja, President Tinubu confirmed Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to…

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Enugu state SSG joins  APC, expresses confidence Gov Mbah’s alignment will attract more devp

 …..Calls for support for Governor Mbah’s re-election  At last,  the Secretary to Enugu state Government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia has officially ceased being a technocrat, and has registered with the All Progressives Congress( APC)) expressing excitement joining  partisan  politics.   He made his feelings known  in his speech shortly after he had registered electronically  as a member…

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