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Labour forces FG to reduce hiked telecom tariff by 15%

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22 February 2025
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Organised Labour through the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has forced the Federal Government to reduce telecommunications tariff hike from 50 per cent to 35 per cent. Vanguard reports that the reduction followed a meeting of the 10-man committee comprising government and NLC representatives at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) on Friday, 21 February 2025. According to government …

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Reverse telecom tariff hike or face shutdown, NLC threatens

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12 February 2025
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the recent 50% tariff hike by telecommunications companies, calling for an immediate reversal to avoid severe consequences. Despite an agreement with the Federal Government and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), telecom firms have proceeded with the increase, prompting the NLC to issue a 1 March deadline for a total shutdown of their operations …

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MTN hikes data tariff prices by 50%

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12 February 2025
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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 …

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Telecom tariff hike: NLC suspends protest as FG plans review panel

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4 February 2025
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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 …

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Telecoms tariff will be reviewed periodically – Minister

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24 January 2025
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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 …

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Telecoms

Telcos tariff increase may push rate to N560/1GB – Minister

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19 January 2025
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Nigerians may soon experience an increase in the cost of telecom services, with the price of 1GB of data potentially rising to N560 under a proposed tariff adjustment. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, during a recent appearance on national TV, revealed that while telecom operators were pushing for a 100 per cent hike in tariffs, …

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Telecoms

Telecom operators invest significantly in infrastructure to boost service quality, says 9mobile CEO

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6 January 2025
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Amid the ongoing debate surrounding the proposed tariff increase by telecommunications companies, 9mobile’s Chief Executive Officer, Obafemi Banigbe has weighed in, emphasising that the telecom sector has been a key contributor to Nigeria’s GDP and a cornerstone of the nation’s digital economy over the past two decades. He noted that the growth experienced in the industry had attracted significant capital …

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Telecoms

MTN, Glo, others seek tariff increase over forex crisis

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26 April 2024
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Telecommunications operators, including MTN Nigeria and Globacom have asked for Federal Government approval through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to raise their tariff. The development came after foreign exchange losses and rising energy costs forced some of the operators to post losses last year. The telcos’ proposal to raise their tariff came barely 24 hours after MultiChoice, a South African …

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Reversal of telecom tariff increase: Matters arising 

By Elvis Eromosele
27 October 2022
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The Nigerian telecommunications sector has remained, perhaps, the most dynamic section of the economy for over two decades. It is a major newsmaker. One day it is news for new milestones, new technologies and new vistas and the next day regulatory restrictions, multiple taxations by the government and its agents or else disruption of service by the same. It is …

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