‘It’s mistake!’ MTN Nigeria Reverses 200% Data Bundle Tariff Hike

OwelekeTV — Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, MTN, has reversed its 15G data plan 200 percent tariff hike.

The company disclosed this in a statement through its official X account on Thursday.

The hike had contravened the 50 percent telecom tariff hike approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission.

Meanwhile, in an update on Thursday, the firm apologised to Nigerians for the 15G data tariff hike.

“To our 15G digital bundle lovers, you dey vex. We know.

“We know how upsetting it must have been to suddenly wake up to a 200 percent increase on your favourite digital bundle.

“We could share several reasons and provide explanations, but omo, all that one na story. We don cast.

“We get it and admit it. Let’s just say na mistake.

“In this love season, don’t stay angry with us. Please forgive and forget. You matter die and we will never stop showing you how much,”

the statement reads.

Incident

OwelekeTV recalls that MTN Nigeria announced an increase in its data plan prices, following the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) approval of a 50% hike in telecom service costs—the first increase in 11 years.

However, in a move against the hike, Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday called on its members and Nigerians to boycott the services of telcos as a protest against the tariff hike.

The decision to adjust data plan prices comes in response to rising operational costs that have been affecting telecom companies, prompting industry-wide price adjustment.

As of today, MTN is the only telecom provider to have raised its prices, but Airtel and Globacom are expected to follow suit. This follows the NCC’s approval of a 50% hike in the cost of calls, data, and SMS on January 20, marking the first such increase in a decade.