{"id":59252,"date":"2025-01-09T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59252"},"modified":"2025-01-09T09:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:18:02","slug":"ncc-faces-backlash-as-telecom-tariff-hike-sparks-urgent-stakeholders-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/09\/ncc-faces-backlash-as-telecom-tariff-hike-sparks-urgent-stakeholders-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC Faces Backlash as Telecom Tariff Hike Sparks Urgent Stakeholders\u2019 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Gabriella Ogbu<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has summoned industry stakeholders for an emergency meeting on Thursday in Abuja to discuss the controversial 100% telecom tariff hike proposed by mobile operators.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting will bring together consumer advocacy groups and key industry players to debate the far-reaching implications of the price surge.<\/p>\n<p>Adeolu Ogungbanjo, President of the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), confirmed the meeting, emphasizing the urgency of dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had insisted on discussions before any decision is made. Now, we meet at 2 PM on Thursday in Abuja,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Telecom operators argue that skyrocketing operational costs\u2014driven by fuel price hikes and naira devaluation\u2014justify the increase, but the proposal remains under NCC review.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer groups have fiercely opposed the move, warning of severe economic strain on Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>Sola Ajulo, President of the Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria, stressed on Arise TV that while a price adjustment may be inevitable, a 100% hike is excessive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven a 40% rise is steep. A phased increase, tied to clear service improvements, is a better approach,\u201d she advised.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the outcry, telecom operators have pledged to invest additional revenue into network upgrades, a commitment the NCC has vowed to monitor closely.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate heats up, all eyes are on Thursday\u2019s meeting, where the fate of telecom pricing, and its impact on millions of Nigerians\u2014will be decided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gabriella Ogbu The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has summoned industry stakeholders for an emergency meeting on Thursday in Abuja to discuss the controversial 100% telecom tariff hike proposed by mobile operators. The meeting will bring together consumer advocacy groups and key industry players to debate the far-reaching implications of the price surge. Adeolu Ogungbanjo, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":59253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59,485],"class_list":["post-59252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured","tag-ncc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59254,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59252\/revisions\/59254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}