Modibbo Adamawa University Teaching Hospital (MAUTH), Yola, on Monday, successfully separated four-month, two-week-old conjoined male twins. The surgery was led by Prof. Abubakar Auwal, a pediatrician and paediatric surgery expert. Auwal, Professor of Paediatric Surgery and former Chief Medical Director, said the three-hour operation marked the sixth successful conjoined twins separation in the hospital’s history by the experienced surgical team. He explained that the twins were joined at the abdominal region, but the team successfully separated them. “In this hospital, this is the sixth separation, though we have like two in Maiduguri,” he said. The surgeon added that the hospital…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to raise N850 billion through a fresh Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) auction scheduled for March 11, 2026. According to an official tender notice issued to primary market dealers by the apex bank on behalf of the Debt Management Office (DMO), the new sale will bring the total Treasury Bills raised within one week to about N2 trillion. The planned auction comes just a week after the CBN conducted a similar sale on March 4, where it raised N1.01 trillion from investors amid strong demand for government securities. Details of the upcoming…
Nigeria’s private sector maintained its growth momentum in February 2026 as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 56.4 points, marking the 15th consecutive month of expansion in business activities. The latest PMI reading reflects continued improvement in economic conditions across major sectors of the economy, including industry, services, and agriculture, driven largely by increased production, new orders, employment, and inventory growth. According to the CBN report, 30 of the 36 subsectors surveyed recorded expansion during the month, indicating broad-based growth in private sector activities. The industry sector recorded the strongest performance with a PMI…
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), Prof. Musa Garba Maitafsir, has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to intensifying efforts to combat illiteracy across Nigeria. Prof. Maitafsir made this known at the weekend when he led a high-powered delegation of the commission on a visit to the Aco community in Lugbe, a sprawling suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The development was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations of the commission, Barr. Issa Marughu, and made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. According…
A Nigerian political scientist and academic, Professor Jibrin Ibrahim, has cautioned against placing the proposed state police under the direct control of state governors. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Saturday, Ibrahim warned that allowing governors to control state police could undermine the expected benefits of the initiative and open the door to abuse of power. He argued that governors might deploy such security outfits against political opponents rather than criminals. According to him, while the constitutional argument for state police is based on Nigeria’s federal structure — which allows federating units to establish security institutions within their jurisdictions…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed that 30 banks have fully met the new minimum capital requirements for their respective licence categories under the ongoing banking sector recapitalisation programme. The apex bank, in a statement by Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, Acting Director of Corporate Communications, disclosed on Friday, also noted that the recapitalisation exercise, launched in 2024, is aimed at strengthening the resilience of Nigeria’s financial system and positioning banks to better support economic growth. According to the CBN, a total of 33 banks have raised fresh capital through rights issues, initial public offerings (IPOs), and private placements…
Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has expressed confidence in her chances ahead of the 2027 governorship race in Ogun State, declaring herself a candidate to beat. Speaking on The Morning Brief on Channels Television on Friday, the former senator said she expects the support of her parents, including her father, former President Olusegun Obasanjo. “I know my father and my mother will vote for me; that’s all that I can ask of them. Even if I don’t ask, they will vote for me; that I can guarantee,” she said. The 59-year-old politician, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All…
OpenAI has officially unveiled GPT-5, integrating advanced reasoning from models like o3 into a unified powerhouse now available through ChatGPT and its API. The launch follows early hints and marks a pivotal shift toward streamlined AI capabilities. Strategic PivotCEO Sam Altman teased GPT-5 as early as February 2025, positioning GPT-4.5 as the last non-chain-of-thought model. ALSO READ Climate-resilient crops: Gates Foundation grants $7m to advance research in Africa, South-Asia Summer rollout rumors solidified in July, with Altman posting screenshots in August that showcased agentic tasks and multimodal prowess. Rollout timeline The model launched August 6, 2025, quickly extending to all…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate suspension of the cashless payment system recently introduced at airport access points across the country. The directive—which was issued to Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, and to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)—comes amid widespread reports of gridlock and hardship for travellers at major airports. The cashless initiative, branded “Go Cashless,” was rolled out on March 1, 2026 with the aim of modernising airport revenue collection, reducing cash handling, and curbing long-standing revenue leakages at toll gates, parking areas, and other airport payment points nationwide. However, motorists and…
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting grassroots innovators and independent inventors across Nigeria, beyond the confines of academia. The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NOTAP, Obiageli Amadiobi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that the agency operates several initiatives designed to protect and promote indigenous intellectual property (IP), including inventions developed outside formal research institutions. Amadiobi said one of the flagship initiatives is Project NOVA — NOTAP Value Acceleration — under which the agency establishes local innovation hubs nationwide to identify and evaluate grassroots inventions for commercial viability. “Under…