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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has renewed MTN Nigeria’s 800MHz Spectrum band licence. The approval for the renewal of MTN Nigeria’s first 800MHz Spectrum band licence (Channel 1) for an additional 10 years is effective from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2034. This was contained in a notice MTN issued at the Nigerian…
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed February 21, 2026, for election into the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the first regular consultative meeting with leadership of political parties held at the INEC conference center in Abuja. Yakubu said the Area…
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has elevated the status of some medical programmes in Nigerian universities, converting them from Bachelor’s degrees to Doctoral programmes. To this end, programmes such as Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, and Optometry will now be extended to a six-year duration, adding an extra year to the previous five-year timeframe. The Commission disclosed this…
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The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH Bauchi, has slashed the fee being charged for kidney dialysis by 70 percent from N40,000 to N12,000 per session. According to a statement by the Hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Usman Abdullahi Koli on Wednesday, the move was part of the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda to offer…
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Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA) has commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The strike has grounded activities in government hospitals in Abuja. The President of ARD FCTA, Dr George Ebong, disclosed this in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Ebong said the strike…
