38 h. ago USSD: Bank customers to be charged from airtime balance from today

Nigerian bank customers will now be charged directly by their mobile network operators for unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) services. The latest comes two weeks after deposit money banks (DMBs) were instructed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop deducting charges for USSD transactions directly from customers’ accounts. Subsequently, customers were notified through email […] The post USSD: Bank customers to be charged from airtime balance from today appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

Economics

4 d. ago Dangote Refinery To Begin Nationwide Petrol, Diesel Distribution August 15

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the commencement of nationwide distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel starting August 15, 2025. In a statement released on Sunday, the refinery revealed that the scheme targeted marketers, petrol station operators, manufacturers, telecom firms, aviation companies, and other large-scale users across the country. As part of its […]

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2 w. ago N250bn Debt Dispute: NCC Shifts USSD Billing To Customers’ Airtime

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to stop deducting charges for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions directly from customers’ bank accounts, signaling a major regulatory shift that follows years of unresolved debt and conflict between banks and mobile network operators (MNOs). Under the new arrangement, which took effect yesterday, […]

Economics

3 w. ago Stakeholders Insist On CNII Enforcement As 33 Network Outages Hit Nigeria In May

Telecommunications stakeholders are intensifying calls for the urgent implementation of Nigeria’s Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) framework, following a worrying spike in major network outages across the country in May 2025. According to data obtained from Uptime, the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) major outage reporting portal, 33 significant service disruptions were recorded across Nigeria’s four […]

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3 w. ago NCC directs telecom operators to notify customers of major outages

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive requiring telecom operators to promptly notify customers of significant service disruptions. read more NCC directs telecom operators to notify customers of major outages

Economics

3 w. ago NCC mandates MNOs to notify consumers of major service outages

Tribune Online NCC mandates MNOs to notify consumers of major service outages “By providing consumers and stakeholders in the telecommunications industry with timely and transparent information on network outages, we are entrenching a culture of accountability and transparency. NCC mandates MNOs to notify consumers of major service outages Tribune Online

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3 w. ago NCC mandates service providers to inform consumers about major outages on networks, launches portal

From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the causes of the service interruption and the areas affected by the service interruption/outage, as well as the time that would be taken to restore service. […] The post NCC mandates service providers to inform consumers about major outages on networks, launches portal appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago NCC asks operators to inform consumers about major network outages

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom operators to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through read more NCC asks operators to inform consumers about major network outages

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