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 NLC to issue a March 1 deadline for a total…
MTN Nigeria has increased the price of its data subscriptions as telecommunications operators in Nigeria have begun the implementation of the 50% price increment recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The revised MTN data prices seen by Nairametrics show that MTN’s 1.8GB monthly plan now goes for N1,500. This replaces the previous 1.5GB…
The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, says the federal government approved a 50 per cent tariff hike for telecommunication companies to sustain the industry. Mr Tijani added that the new tariff would allow telecommunication companies to be able to invest in new infrastructure and improve connectivity. He said this at the…
The Federal Government has approved a tariff increase for telecommunications operators in the country. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Abuja. According to Dr. Tijani, the government has been engaging with telecom operators to arrive at an…