Cost of calls, data to go up, as Nigerian govt approves tariff hike by telcos

The Federal Government of Nigeria has given telecommunication companies operating in the country approval to hike their calls and data tariff by no more than 60%.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, made this known while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday night, January 15, 2025.

He noted that the government acknowledged that a tariff increase in the telecom sector is due, but it could not grant the 100 per cent the companies were demanding.