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THE Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, hinted Wednesday that the tariff hike to be approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) should be between 30 and 60 per cent threshold.
Tijani reiterated that NCC would not approve a 100 per cent hike, stressing that it would be a burden on the people at a time the economy is struggling.
The minister, who said this, noted that the final decision on the hike is still based on the outcome of the Sustainability Report conducted by KPMG and Simon Cooper, which according to him, should be made public anytime soon.
Speaking on ChannelsTV Politics Today, he said the ministry is doing everything possible to ensure Nigeria experienced improved connectivity across all devices.
Tijani said he’s engaging the industry to ensure that all players within the layers contribute their quota to developing the country adequately.
While assuring that services will also improve when tariff is increased, the minister said operators will not be allowed to take Nigerians for granted.
He however, informed that the operators are going through a lot in ensuring services are up and doing, infrastructure are in place, noting that telcos still face issues of vandalism, theft, rising energy cost, foreign among other challenges in the country.
