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Federal Government (FG) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) over the proposed 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs. This was contained in an MoU reached on Monday at a meeting convened by the federal government and the NLC over the proposed hike in telecom tariffs. The MoU was signed […]
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The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has announced the suspension of its planned protest against the recent 50% increase in telecom tariffs approved by the Federal Government. This decision was made during the Council’s presentation of its findings and official position on the controversial tariff hike announced by the Federal Ministry of Communications, […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the recent 50% hike in telecom tariffs. SERAP argued that the increase, which raises call rates to ₦16.5 per minute (from ₦11), 1GB of data to ₦431.25 (from ₦287.5), and SMS charges to […]
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The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says that telecom tariffs will soon increase. He reassured Nigerians however, that it will not be the 100 per cent that telecom operators are pushing for at the moment. The Minister disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday […]
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The Minister of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has convened a meeting with key representatives of telecommunications companies to deliberate on the ongoing demand for an upward adjustment in telecom tariffs. The meeting, which commenced earlier today, included representatives from major telecom operators such as MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom, and 9Mobile. Key government […]
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A popular loan app has caused a stir online after it made a video with the photos of 87 debtors on the internet. The incident was revealed in a series of videos shared on the social media platform TikTok. The loan app uploaded the 87 pictures across three separate videos. Each video was captioned: “Please […]
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MTN Nigeria has revealed that it submitted a proposal to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) seeking approval for a 100% increase in service tariffs, citing mounting operational pressures. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Karl Toriola, disclosed this during an interview with Arise TV, explaining that the move is aimed at ensuring the telecom sector’s sustainability […]
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Telecoms operators in Nigeria have once again, advocated an unavoidable increase in the tariffs for calls, data and other services in 2025 in order to guarantee the survival of their business. According to the operators, the current tariffs are no longer sustainable based on prevailing economic realities. The declaration comes hours after reports emerged that […]
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Nigerian social critic, Martins Vincent Otse popularly known as Verydarkman, VDM, has made a new claim, stating that hackers breached his NGO website and moved N180m from its account. In a video he shared on his Instagram page this morning, VDM said the police are already involved in the matter and that one of the […]
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Mercy Akande, a 7-year-old girl, who happens to be the daughter of a female Point-of-Sale operator in Ogun State has been reportedly kidnapped by an unnamed man. According to The Punch, the incident, which occurred on Monday, December 23, 2024, has drawn concerns from Nigerians on the social media platform, X, amid calls to check […]
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