NCC Directs Banks to Deduct USSD Fees Through Airtime The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Deposit Money Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. According to an email from the United Bank for Africa to customers on...

Internet Data Consumption Declines After 50% Tariff hike The Nigerian Communications Commission report has revealed that Internet data consumption in Nigeria declined by 17,647 terabytes between January and April 2025, following the implementation of a new tariff regime that saw the cost of telecommunications services...

Internet Subscription Drops Slightly after 50% Tariff Hike Internet consumption in Nigeria dropped slightly following a 50 per cent increase in telecom tariffs approved in January. Data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows that usage declined from a record 1 million terabytes (TB) in January...

Twelve States Waive Fees to Strengthen Broadband Investment in Rural Areas About a dozen Nigerian states have waived Right of Way (RoW) fees to attract broadband investments and expand internet access, particularly in rural and underserved areas. These states, including Zamfara, Katsina, Anambra, Kebbi, Nasa,rawa, Bauchi,...

Deactivated Lines: NCC to Grant Subscribers One-year Grace to Reclaim Airtime The Nigerian Communications Commission has proposed 12-month grace period for subscribers to reclaim unused airtime on deactivated lines. The proposal was disclosed during a virtual stakeholder engagement forum held in Abuja on Tuesday. The Executive Vice...

Telecom subscribers are sending emails and direct messages to the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.