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Nigerian telecommunication companies are now set to adjust prices for calls, data, and short messages, and Bosun Tijani has provided insight into what to expect.

In 2023, telecommunication companies in Nigeria saw a major increase in their revenue to N5 trillion and a rise in the number of subscribers to 224 million.

In 2023, Nigerian telecom subscribers spent N44.7 billion on sending text messages (SMS) across networks, even though many messages went undelivered.

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has said the call for a 100 per cent tariff hike will detrimental to Nigerians.

The federal government has rejected the demands for 100% increase in telecom tariffs, but is proposing an increase ranging between 30 and 60% instead.

The Nigerian government is set to blacklist 18 financial institutions over N250 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt to telecom companies.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunication companies to disconnect 18 banks due to their inability to pay N250 billion in debt.

Technology and telecommunications companies reportedly owe banks about N1.69 trillion in the past year due mainly to rising interest rates by CBN.

Adjusting call/data tariffs is crucial for improving service delivery within Nigeria's telecoms sector & will enable telecom operators to deliver better services.
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