•Electricity Electricity consumers, including households and businesses, have expressed concern over periodic increases in electricity tariffs and continued epileptic power supply. They, therefore, urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to enforce service reliability as part of its statutory mandate, reports The Guardian. ...
Subscribers may have continued to ration data usage as evidenced in the new statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). April subscription statistics by the NCC showed that from attaining the 1,000,930.60 terabytes of data consumption as of the beginning of the year, it dropped to 893,054.80 terabytes in February, went...
Airtel Nigeria, the country’s second-largest telecom operator, has revised its data pricing structure, implementing a tariff adjustment of up to 50 per cent, according to details published on its website yesterday. The price revision, which affects various data bundles, aligns with ongoing industry concerns over escalating operational costs, r...
In spite of the recent tariff hike approval for telecom operators which is being trailed by conÂtroversies among stakeholders, there are indications that many subscribers may dumb their reÂspective networks for Starlink, a global satellite service provider. The telcos’ uneasiness is linked to the push by Starlink to deploy its Direct-To-Phone ...
Nigerian students under the aegis of The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), today distanced itself from the planned protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress against the recent hike in voice calls and data plan prices. According to NANS, the protest may not address the pressing issues affecting Nigerian students, such as poor fund...
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, yesterday defended the decision to approve a 50 per cent tariff hike for telecom services, despite widespread backlash and legal threats from advocacy groups and subscribers. Minister Tijani, who appeared before lawmakers to defend the ministry’s budget, explained t...
The tariff hike in Nigeria’s telecom sector has sparked widespread debate about its potential impact. While telecom operators argue that the increase is essential for business sustainability, many Nigerians fear it will worsen their already strained finances, reports The PUNCH. Telecommunication tariffs in Nigeria have long been considered aff...
•MTN Nigeria CEO, Karl Toriola MTN Nigeria has revealed that telecommunications companies are seeking a 100 per cent tariff increase, but it remains uncertain whether the Nigerian Communications Commission — the telecom regulator, will approve the proposal. The disclosure was made today by the Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola...
Nigerians may soon experience an increase in calls, data plans and SMS charges from early 2025 as there are indications that the federal government may give a nod to the persistent calls for tariff review. It was learnt that the tariff was last reviewed 11 years ago while telecom operators have continued to intensify their […]
Telecom consumers have decried the rate at which their mobile data gets quickly depleted as well as poor connectivity, accusing the telecommunication companies of secretly increasing the cost of data without prior public notice. Recall that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola had called on the federal government to i...
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