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 The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has finally renewed  the Unified Access Service (UAS) and Spectrum for wireless local loop 900MHz and 1800MHz band licences for the MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. This is contained in a notice by MTN Nigeria signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs Uto Ukpanah and posted on …

Worried by the growing rate of drug abuse and other social maladies among the youths, the Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday said that the state government would collaborate with over 1,000 celebrities, social change advocates on the campaign against drug abuse and other societal ills prevalent among the …

… appoints Adetifa as NCDC DG President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to commence the development and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria in collaboration with the State Governments and the FCT administration.The President named Vice President Yemi Osinbajo …

As security challenges continued to assume a different dimension across the country, indications have emerged that Zamfara State Government has raised the alarm that the bandits have taken the advantage of the availability of the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) network to coordinate their attacks. Although, neither the federal …

Fresh facts have emerged that the Zamfara State government is fully in support of the temporary shutdown of telecommunications network in the state by the Nigerian Communication Commissions. TheStory authoritatively learnt that the state Governor, Bello Matawalle and the state security council resolved to the shutting of the Global System …

As part of the measures to address security challenges in Zamfara State, the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunication operators to shutdown their services across the state immediately. NCC said that the shutdown would be reviewed after two weeks after which it would be considered whether to continue or …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has called for the sensitization Africa Union Member-States on the role of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights. Speaking during a meeting today with judges of the Court led by the President, Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud, at the Arusha office of the …

The Nigerian Communications Commission,(NCC) has refuted reports making the rounds suggesting that the Twitter access suspension has been lifted. Director, Public Affairs of the NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, said that there had been no communications from the Ministry of Information to lift the ban. The NCC had sent a memo …

The Department of State Services, DSS, has been accused of preventing Nnamdi Kanu from having access to his lawyers. Kanu’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the DSS prevented him and IPOB’s Attorney in the United States, Bruce Fein, from having access to the detained IPOB leader on Thursday, September 2. In a …

A book on landmark speeches of the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta is set to be unveiled on Saturday, TheStory has learnt. In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affair, the historic event is scheduled to hold …