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Nigeria has recorded its first tele-robotic surgery after a patient in Abuja underwent a kidney cancer operation performed remotely by a surgical team in Ogun State. The milestone brings advanced robotic surgery closer to Nigerian patients while opening new possibilities for specialist healthcare access and medical training.

Gift Orban continued his goalscoring form in Turkey, while Calvin Bassey and Tolu Arokodare also delivered important performances for their clubs across Europe.

Lagos-based Nigerian artist Uzoma Dunkwu has won an Emmy for his character design work on Marvel Animation’s Eyes of Wakanda. He was recognised in the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation category for the episode Into the Lion’s Den, addi

Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi has graduated from the PFA Business School with a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Football Sport Directorship, completing the programme with Merit while continuing his professional football career.

From blood transfusion policy to state health reform and medical education, Professor Adaeze Oreh has built a career around strengthening the systems behind better healthcare in Nigeria.

Davido’s 5IVE has won Album of the Year at AFRIMMA 2026, adding another major award to the Nigerian Afrobeats star’s growing list of achievements.

Nigeria’s Falconets have booked their place in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after producing their biggest win in the history of their campaign at the tournament.

Nigerian-American racing driver Ugo Ugochukwu has clinched the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship after finishing second in the season finale in Madrid. The 19-year-old finished the season with 159 points, ahead of Freddie Slater’s 145, making history as the first American driver to win the F3 title.

Nigerian health technology company HelpMum Africa has won the Grand Prize for AI for Social Impact at Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, recognising its use of artificial intelligence to tackle maternal and infant mortality.

Mary-Brenda Akoda’s GenScan AI has won the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation, earning the recognition for an AI-powered MRI reconstruction technology designed to make scans faster without requiring new hardware.