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  • Prostate: Nigerian hospital makes history, performs 1st Urolift surgery in Nigeria

    Vanguard News …Offers new hope for men battling prostate problems Nigeria may soon become a medical tourism destination of choice for prostate treatment, following a historic medical breakthrough at The Prostate Clinic, TPC, in Lagos, where a team led by Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, Consultant Urological, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgeon, successfully performed the first UroLift surgery…

  • Breaking: ASUU declares two-week warning strike

    Breaking: ASUU declares two-week warning strike

    Vanguard News …Directs lecturers to withdraw service from 12 midnight today Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Sunday, declared a two-week warning strike, saying the period was a window for the government to conclude negotiations with it. To this end, it has directed all its members across the country to withdraw their services effective…

  • 2026 WCQ: 3 players suspended for Nigeria vs Benin Republic match

    2026 WCQ: 3 players suspended for Nigeria vs Benin Republic match

    Vanguard News As the race for qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup heats up, both Nigeria and Benin Republic will be missing key players in their decisive Group C clash set for Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Benin Republic’s head coach, Gernot Rohr, has confirmed that two of his key men — Sessi d’Almeida and…

  • FULL LIST of 175 Offenders Pardoned by President Tinubu

    Scores of convicts and ex-convicts were granted pardon by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, following the approval of the national council of state. Among the 175 beneficiaries are Herbert Macaulay, one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists; Farouk Lawan, a former member of the house of representatives; and Mamman Vatsa, a major general and poet executed…

  • FULL LIST: Newly released subject combinations for WAEC 2026 examination

    FULL LIST: Newly released subject combinations for WAEC 2026 examination

    The Nation Newspaper The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released subject combinations for 2026 examination.  Under the new arrangement, Science students can no longer take Economics.  Likewise, students in the Humanities, those in Literature, Government, or History, are also barred from taking Economics. According to the new subject list, only students in the Business…

  • UK opens doors to foreign workers as 82 jobs are up for grabs [Full List]

    UK opens doors to foreign workers as 82 jobs are up for grabs [Full List]

    Vanguard News The United Kingdom government has released a report identifying 82 mid-skilled jobs that can be filled by foreign workers under a new temporary visa pathway. The move is aimed at addressing critical labour shortages across the country. The Home Office report highlights essential roles that will strengthen the UK economy while allowing the…

  • Maria Corina Machado: The Face And Fire Of Venezuela’s Opposition

    AFP Maria Corina Machado, a fearless activist with rock-star appeal, is a key face of the opposition to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s iron-fisted regime. Hailed as “la libertadora”, in an allusion to Venezuelan independence hero Simon “The Liberator” Bolivar, Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work. Venezuela opposition leader Maria…

  • FULL LIST: UI emerges Nigeria’s best varsity for 2026

    FULL LIST: UI emerges Nigeria’s best varsity for 2026

    Punch Newspaper University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has been ranked Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026. The ranking, published on THE’s website on Thursday, placed the Ibadan-based federal university between 801 and 1,000 globally and ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, a spot it last held in 2023. THE…

  • Tinubu grants Herbert Macaulay, Vatsa, 173 others presidential pardon

    The Nation Newspaper President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted presidential pardon to 175 persons, including Nigeria’s foremost nationalist, Herbert Macaulay and former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Maj.-Gen. Mamman Vatsa (rtd), following the approval of the National Council of State at its meeting on Thursday in Abuja. The decision, taken at the instance of the President’s…

  • Proposed Strike: FG Sends Message To ASUU

    Proposed Strike: FG Sends Message To ASUU

    The Federal Government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its planned strike, assuring that it is committed to addressing all outstanding demands raised by the union. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said the Federal Government is already looking into the…