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MTN REVERSES 200% TARIFF HIKE ON 15G DATA PLAN AFTER BACKLASH
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Nicolas Adekeye / 2 months
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Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, MTN, has reversed its 200% tariff hike on the 15G data plan. The company made the announcement in a statement on its official X account on Thursday. The reversal comes after MTN implemented a 200% tariff hike on the 15G data bundle, alongside other data plans, on Tuesday. The hike exceeded the 50% telecom tariff hike approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission. In the statement, MTN apologized to Nigerians for the tariff hike. “To our 15G digital bundle lovers, you dey vex. We know. We know how upsetting it must have been to suddenly wake up to a 200 percent increase on your favourite digital bundle,” the statement reads. The company acknowledged its mistake, saying, “We could share several reasons and provide explanations, but omo, all that one na story. We don cast. We get it and admit it. Let’s just say na mistake.” MTN appealed to its customers to forgive and forget, saying, “In this love season, don’t stay angry with us. Please forgive and forget. You matter die and we will never stop showing you how much.” The reversal comes after the Nigeria Labour Congress called on its members and Nigerians to boycott the services of telcos as a protest against the tariff hike.