Telecommunications firm, MTN, has commenced implementation of the 50 percent tariff hike approvef by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.
Revised MTN data prices sighted by Media Talk Africa on Tuesday show that MTN’s 1.8-gigabit monthly data plan now goes for N1,500; this replaced the 1.5GB plan priced at N1,000.
Similarly, the 20GB data plan has been adjusted to N7,500, up from N5,500, while the 15GB plan now costs N6,500, a rise from N4,500.
The development comes after NCC on January 20 approved a pegged telecom services tariff of 50 percent.
The hike sparked controversies in the Nigerian telecom sector.
While subscribers argued that the 50 percent hike should be reduced to 10 percent, the Nigerian Labour Congress had threatened a nationwide strike on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, until the Nigerian government stopped it at the last minute.
Towards the end of January this year, the Chairman of the Association of Licenced Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, in an exclusive interview with Media Talk Africa, said he had hinted that the 50 percent telecom tariff will be implemented by operators as soon as possible.
“The 50 percent tariff hike will be implemented as soon as possible. We are now going through the regulatory requirements of the telecoms tariff hike.
“When the regulatory steps are completed, operators will start introducing the new tariff.”
