Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has endorsed the recently announced 50 percent hike in telecommunications tariffs, urging telecom companies to enhance their service quality in line with the price increase. The tariff adjustment,…
…As ATCON, Airtel hail approval By Seun Ibiyemi Following the approval of a 50% arrival hike by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has tasked telecom operators to improve on service delivery and…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government and telecommunications companies (telcos) to reverse the recent 50% hike in the cost of calls and data. SERAP made this demand…
…Implementation of new tariffs will be gradual not immediate — Source By Seun Ibiyemi Telecommunications Operators in the country have received approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to hike their tariffs by 50 percent. The approval follows a series…
The Federal Government has agreed to demands for tariff hikes in the telecommunication industry. This is expected in the coming weeks, as the government aims to address sustainability challenges in the telecom sector. This implies that prices of calls, data…
Defending the recent hike in electricity tariffs, which has attracted wild reactions and resistance from Nigerians, Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday, said that the introduction of higher tariffs for Band A users has reduced the electricity subsidy…
…Says electricity supply has improved, appeals for patience from Nigerians Minister of Power, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu has decried that over 95 percent of individuals that embarked on a protest against the recent increase in electricity tariff are not affected by…
By Elvis Omoregie Benin Business activities at the headquarters of BEDC Plc were paralysed on Monday, following the picketing of the premises by members of labour unions, under the umbrellas of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).…
President Bola Tinubu recently stopped the implementation of a hike in electricity tariff and insisted that subsidy be paid on power consumed nationwide, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed during the week. Adelabu also stated that the Federal Government…
Indications have emerged that Nigerians may have to pay more as Telecommunication companies have begun proposition for a 40 per cent increment on calls, text messages and data. According to them, this is coming on the heels of current economic challenges…
