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Deploys fully automated IH500 blood compatibility testing technology By Chioma Obinna The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has said that voluntary blood donors helped save more than 20,000 lives within one year, as the hospital intensifies efforts to address Nigeria’s chronic blood shortage and improve transfusion safety. The hospital also unveiled a state-of-the-art fully automated […]

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By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Government has declared Tuesday, June 16, 2026, a public holiday to mark the commencement of the Islamic New Year, 1448 AH. The declaration was approved by Governor Nasir Idris, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Establishment, Pension and Training. The circular, dated June 9, […]

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—Says Tinubu’s priority is to move Nigeria from fragmented transport system to integrated logistics chain By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Federal Government is set to roll out 10,000 electric tricycles for use as part of a broad plan to ease public transportation across Nigeria. The tricycles will be distributed by the North East Development […]

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By Matthew Johnson No fewer than 50 vehicles were impounded on the first day of the Lagos State Police Command’s enforcement of the ban on covered, obscured and unauthorised vehicle registration number plates. The enforcement exercise, which commenced across the state on Monday, is in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode […]

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Abbas, 90, won the last Palestinian presidential election in 2005 with a mandate of four years, meaning his term should have expired in 2009.

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By Wole Mosadomi MINNA — The Niger State Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of six illegal mineral processing sites located in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state. The operation, carried out on Saturday by the State Ministry of Mineral Resources, was supported by security operatives, including officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil […]

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By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja ABUJA — The House of Representatives on Monday commenced a two-day public hearing on a series of defence-related bills aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s military structure, improving personnel welfare, and enhancing the Armed Forces’ capacity to respond to emerging security threats. Opening the hearing at the National Assembly Complex, Speaker of […]

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…Responds to Ojudu’s Criticism By Denis AgboFormer Southeast spokesman to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Josef Onoh, has responded to Babafemi Ojudu’s criticism of Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, over her recent visit to Nigerian inmates in an Ethiopian prison. A video circulating online showed the Minister interacting in a cheerful manner with the inmates, […]

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By Progress Godfrey ABUJA — Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 15.93 per cent in May 2026, up from 15.69 per cent in April, as persistent price pressures continued to impact household spending, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Monday showed that the index climbed […]

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