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Tijani Rejects 100% Telecom Tariff Hike, Says Increase Should Be Between 30-60%
Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, has assured the public that telecom operators will not be allowed to raise tariffs by 100 percent, despite their ongoing calls for increases.
In a recent interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Tijani addressed the telecom companies’ request for higher tariffs, which they attribute to rising operational costs, inflation, and the devaluation of the naira.
While acknowledging the need for a tariff hike, Tijani emphasized that any increase should be manageable for the people.
“I think it should not exceed 30 to 60 percent,” he stated.
“We are not going to approve a 100 percent increase,” Tijani clarified. “The companies are asking for it, believing it is what they need to stabilize. But as a government, we must ensure the growth of the sector does not come at the expense of the people.”
He also mentioned that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is still evaluating the tariff increase, working carefully to balance the needs of the telecom sector with the economic impact on Nigerians.
According to Tijani, this will involve closely examining the figures and considering how the increase might affect consumers while ensuring the sustainability of the telecom industry.
Aliko Dangote speaks on his lineage and addresses not having a son as he was asked about not having a son to carry his name and achievements.
“That is not my priority because God controls everything. You can pray for God to give you a son, but he might be the one to take down the name of the family.”
Instead, he shared that he does not mind not having a son. “I don’t think a son would have done better than the three daughters I have.”
Aside from that, he was also asked about giving advice to young Nigerians. “Work hard, be consistent, focused and know what you want to do.”
It can be reported that following Aliko Dangote’s investment opportunity, some investment platforms are experiencing huge traffic, causing their platforms to become slow and go down.
Two platforms openly announced their issues. Bamboo said “Hey everyone, we’re getting a much higher than expected traffic trying to get into the Dangote IPO and it’s making it difficult for some users to log into the Bamboo app. We’re working on a fix and it will be up and running shortly.”
Cowrywise also said “We’re currently seeing more traffic than usual on the Cowrywise app. Our team is already on it and working to get things back to normal. Thanks for your patience, everyone.”
Nigerian economist Bismarck Rewane advises Nigerians financially, sharing that Nigerians should engage in the Dangote Refinery initial public offering (IPO). He stated that it was a good investment.
He shared “You are better off with your N5,000 share than selling your PVC for N10,000 or N15,000 and consuming it,” Rewane said.
“If you can get 10 million shareholders to participate in the IPO, the Dangote Refinery will have the largest number of shareholders in the world,” he said.
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