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 on Monday. The price revision, which affects various data bundles, aligns with ongoing industry concerns over escalating operational costs. While the company has yet to issue an official statement, the …

Nigeria’s largest telecom operator, MTN, has issued a public apology to its customers following widespread complaints about a sudden 200% increase in the price of its popular 15GB data bundle. The price hike where internet subscribers will have to pay N6,000 for a 15GB weekly data plan which is a 200% increase from the previous N2,000, took many customers by …

Nigeria’s largest telecom operator, MTN, has commenced the gradual implementation of a 50 per cent tariff increase approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in January. The adjustment, which is evident in the updated prices of data plans, leaves call and SMS rates unaffected for the time being. A senior executive from MTN, who doesn’t want to be mentioned, confirmed …

The House of Representatives has asked the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to suspend the approval granted to telecommunications companies (telcos) to increase tariff by 50 percent. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during plenary on Tuesday following the approval of a motion of urgent public importance following a motion sponsored by a lawmaker representing Yenagoa/Opokuma federal constituency …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide protest against the recent 50 per cent hike in telecom tariffs approved by the Federal Government. The labour union aborted the planned rally scheduled for Tuesday (today) following a meeting with government representatives at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja, on Monday. The …

Telecom operators in the country have warned the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) not to drive the last nail in the coffin of an already ailing telecom sector with it’s planned nationwide protest on 4 February 2025. The telcos through their Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and the Chairman of the umbrella body, the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria (ALTON), …

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Communications is interfacing with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to avert the nationwide protest scheduled 4 February 2025, over the 50 per cent hike in telecom tariff. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently approved a 50 per cent tariff increase for telecommunication companies, citing prevailing operational costs. Miffed by the development, …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the failure of telecommunications companies to purchase 5G spectrum licences was largely responsible for its low revenue generation in 2024. The NCC’s Director of Financial Services, Yakubu Gontor, and its Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice Chairman, Aminu Maida, revealed this during the 2025 budget defence before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Communications …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over what it described as the ‘arbitrary, unconstitutional, unlawful, unfair, and unreasonable’ 50 per cent increase in telecom tariffs. The NCC recently approved the tariff hike, which raised the cost of a one-minute call from N11 …

Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said that the tariff in the telecommunications sector would be reviewed periodically. Edun spoke to Arise TV, yesterday at the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland. The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, had on Monday, granted approval to telcos to implement a 50 per …