The minister of communications have suspended the “new” tariff regime on USSD for banking services by mobile operators.
The minister in a statement signed by his spokesperson Uwa Suleiman (Mrs) said:
“The attention of the Federal Ministry of Communications has been drawn to the viral text message allegedly sent by the Mobile Network Operator MTN Nigeria and other Mobile Operators notifying subscribers of a four naira (N4:00) charge per 20 seconds on USSD access to banking services from the 21st of October 2019.
The office of the Minister of Communications Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami is unaware of this development and has hereby directed the sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensures the operator suspends such plans until the minister is fully and properly briefed.”
