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Nigeria Agrees to 50% Telecom Price Hike After Lobbying - BLOOMBERG

JANUARY 20, 2025
  • Hike is less than the 100% increase asked for by operators
  • Tariff rates have remained static in the nation since 2013

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    Nigeria agreed to allow telecommunications providers to increase tariffs for the first time in 12 years.

    The 50% adjustment was half of what companies including MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, had asked for to weather harsh economic conditions, including a 41% depreciation in the naira against the dollar last year and inflation running near a three-decade high.





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