The Nigerian Communications Commission has clarified that it has not approved any new telecom tariff plan or hike telecom tariff plans or hike contrary to recent online reports.
This clarification follows misinformation that the Commission introduced new tariff plans and pricing rules for the telecom industry, purportedly outlined in a document titled “Guidance on the Simplification of Tariffs in the Nigerian Communications Sector,” and attributed to the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Dr. Aminu Maida.
In his response, Maida said “Like the others, this is FAKE NEWS! The Commission has neither approved any Telecom Tariff plans nor hike as this report claims.”
According to the commission, its accurate stance is to ensure that the current tariff systems are streamlined to give consumers more transparency and fairness without introducing new tariffs or hikes.
The NCC has stated that no such tariff proposals or pricing revisions have been approved and has tagged the aforementioned post on its X page as fake news.
According to the false post, the Commission has implemented new tariff plans and pricing guidelines for the telecom sector. These were purportedly detailed in a document named “Guidance on the Simplification of Tariffs in the Nigerian Communications Sector,” which was signed by the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Dr. Aminu Maida.
