Govt Suspend Three Health Personnel As Woman Dies After Hospital Abandoned Scissors In Her During Surgery

Officials of the Kano State Hospital Management board have suspended no fewer than three personnel linked to the death of Kano woman Aishatu Umar after she underwent surgery at a government-owned hospital, Abubakar Imam Urology Center, where scissors allegedly used during the operation were forgotten inside her body. The officials who confirmed the incident said…

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Bauchi State Paid Nearly $17 Million In Cash Through Unofficial Channels For ‘Security’

The Bauchi State Government paid millions of dollars, off the banking system and via unofficial channels, to finance what it called the state’s “security commitment” between late 2023 and July 2024, a PREMIUM TIMES review of government records, official accounts and court documents shows. A substantial portion of the payouts was disbursed in cash through…

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BREAKING: JAMB Begins 2026 UTME, DE Forms Sale January 26, Sets Registration, Exam Dates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the commencement of the sale of application documents for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session. This was detailed in a release, a photostatement signed by the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede and shared on the Board’s official X handle…

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Nigeria Signs Economic Agreement With UAE, To Co-host Investopia

President Bola Tinubu announced on Tuesday that Nigeria will co-host Investopia with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Lagos in February, an initiative aimed at attracting global investors and accelerating sustainable investment inflows. He made this announcement at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), on the sidelines of which Nigeria also concluded a Comprehensive…

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