{"id":44459,"date":"2021-06-04T16:14:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=44459"},"modified":"2021-06-04T16:05:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:05:01","slug":"nigerians-begin-payment-of-n6-98-per-ussd-bank-transaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerians-begin-payment-of-n6-98-per-ussd-bank-transaction","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians begin payment of N6.98 per USSD bank transaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerians who use USSD services have started paying N6.98 for each transaction session.<\/p>\n<p>USSD is favoured by those who don\u2019t have access to the Internet or physical banking infrastructure to deliver financial services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to USSD Banking. Please note, a N6.98 network charge will be applied to your account for banking services on this channel,\u201d one notice read.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to charge users in March this year.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was part of an agreement reached following a disagreement between banks and telecom firms over USSD and other text message transaction requests.<\/p>\n<p>A joint statement signed by the CBN and NCC said \u201cUSSD services for financial transactions conducted at DMBs (Deposit Money Banks) and all CBN-licensed institutions will be charged at a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The charge will be removed from users\u2019 bank accounts and remitted to mobile network operators.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian govt moves to restore MTN USSD services as subscribers battle to recharge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nigerians who use USSD services have started paying N6.98 for each transaction session. USSD is favoured by those who don\u2019t have access to the Internet or physical banking infrastructure to deliver financial services. \u201cWelcome to USSD Banking. 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