{"id":144670,"date":"2025-01-03T12:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T11:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/mtn-nigeria-to-increase-call-data-tariffs-by-100-percent"},"modified":"2025-01-03T13:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T12:47:36","slug":"mtn-nigeria-to-increase-call-data-tariffs-by-100-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/mtn-nigeria-to-increase-call-data-tariffs-by-100-percent","title":{"rendered":"MTN Nigeria to increase call, data tariffs by 100 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Chief Executive of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said the telecommunications firm has sent a proposal to the Nigerian Communications Commission for a 100 percent service tariff increase.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>However, the CEO expressed that it remains uncertain whether the Nigerian Communications Commission, the telecom regulator, will approve the proposal owing to existing economic hardship in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve put forward requests of approximately 100 percent tariff increases to regulators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI doubt they\u2019re going to approve that quantum of increases because they are very, very sensitive to the current economic situation in the country,\u201d Toriola said.<\/p>\n<p>This comes amid heightened speculation of an imminent telecom service tariff hike in Nigeria, this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, recently threatened a shutdown of operations without a tariff hike.<\/p>\n<p>However, telecom subscribers rejected any move to hike tariffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Chief Executive of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said the telecommunications firm has sent a proposal to the Nigerian Communications Commission for a 100 percent service tariff increase. He disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday. 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