Ghen, ghen noise go reduce for nairaland be dat. Mannabbqgrils sorry in advance

thesicilian:

You talk like you're being paid by MTN. How long will you guys keep defending indiscriminate, arbitrary tariff increments all in a bid to "ridicule" the government? 100% increment? Haba. That's besides all the hidden charges that makes a 1min airtime finish in 40 seconds. If I remember correctly this was how you people kept defending DStv those days until their greed spiraled out of control and everyone started looking for alternatives.

See this werey
Why you no tell this to the customs that are increasing duty on goods coming into the country everyday ?
Why don't you say this when Dangote was increasing prices of his goods anyhow ?
At least you should have cried out when the government decided to make policy that will make the economy crash like never before....

At end, most of you people are nothing but hypocrite...
So because of humanitarian wey una polithiefians no fit do, companies should keep up without making any profit ?
Do you even knows what it takes to run a business?

Endinjustice:


Some of you that are bent on defending ineptitudeness of the govt are very insensitive and intentionally dvmb. Just mention one thing that the price has not doubled more than 100%.

Ineptitude is enough, no need to add "Ness" to it. And if you were as smart as you seemed to think you are you'd have seen from my statement that I wasn't defending the perceived incompetence of the government, I was only highlighting the fact that 100% percent increment in addition to the hidden charges they already bill us is an obvious overkill.

All because of fuel.... Nothing else

From the way my Airtel call charge zaps now ..I can hazard a guess they have already increased it 50% behind closed doors

Fuel - Exorbitant

Electricity - Expensive

Education - Costly

Food - Expensive

Now, calls and data - Highly expensive



So, how exactly are over 100 Million people living within and below the minimum wage gap expected to survive in 2025?!!

thesicilian:

Ineptitude is enough, no need to add "Ness" to it. And if you were as smart as you seemed to think you are you'd have seen from my statement that I wasn't defending the perceived incompetence of the government, I was only highlighting the fact that 100% percent increment in addition to the hidden charges they already bill us is an obvious overkill.

Overkill?!! Are you quite certain of that?!!

You have to be fully conversant with their current costs of running their businesses for you to make that broad claim.

Everything has a cascade effect with the average citizen bearing the brunt of austerity measures directed at business owners.

Eventually, something will have to give... Already, businesses are shutting down.

Malikdking:


See this werey
Why you no tell this to the customs that are increasing duty on goods coming into the country everyday ?
Why don't you say this when Dangote was increasing prices of his goods anyhow ?
At least you should have cried out when the government decided to make policy that will make the economy crash like never before....

At end, most of you people are nothing but hypocrite...
So because of humanitarian wey una polithiefians no fit do, companies should keep up without making any profit ?
Do you even knows what it takes to run a business?

For a response to this your psychotic rant, just read my comment again.

Brace for impact

It has been a long time coming.

The service of all the networks has degraded significantly over the past year

I only hope the service quality will recover once they raise their prices

adenigga:



The Chief Executive of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said the telecommunications firm has sent a proposal to the Nigerian Communications Commission for a 100 percent service tariff increase.

He disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday.

However, the CEO expressed that it remains uncertain whether the Nigerian Communications Commission, the telecom regulator, will approve the proposal owing to existing economic hardship in the country.

“We’ve put forward requests of approximately 100 percent tariff increases to regulators.

“I doubt they’re going to approve that quantum of increases because they are very, very sensitive to the current economic situation in the country,” Toriola said.

This comes amid heightened speculation of an imminent telecom service tariff hike in Nigeria, this year.


The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, recently threatened a shutdown of operations without a tariff hike.

However, telecom subscribers rejected any move to hike tariffs.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/MTN-Nigeria-to-increase-call-data-tariffs-by-100-percent

T pain on the best

thesicilian:

You talk like you're being paid by MTN. How long will you guys keep defending indiscriminate, arbitrary tariff increments all in a bid to "ridicule" the government? 100% increment? Haba. That's besides all the hidden charges that makes a 1min airtime finish in 40 seconds. If I remember correctly this was how you people kept defending DStv those days until their greed spiraled out of control and everyone started looking for alternatives.

Mtn made similar moves in Cameroon during the last quarter of last year and subscribers in the entire capital city boycotted their services for months opting for other local alternatives, despite their attendant service inadequacies.

Mtn of course didn't wait to be told by a soothsayer to soft-pedal on the issue.

thesicilian:

You talk like you're being paid by MTN. How long will you guys keep defending indiscriminate, arbitrary tariff increments all in a bid to "ridicule" the government? 100% increment? Haba. That's besides all the hidden charges that makes a 1min airtime finish in 40 seconds. If I remember correctly this was how you people kept defending DStv those days until their greed spiraled out of control and everyone started looking for alternatives.

like it's really annoying.

They thought by defending mtn greed, people will change their mind and vote for their useless candidate.

thesicilian:

You talk like you're being paid by MTN. How long will you guys keep defending indiscriminate, arbitrary tariff increments all in a bid to "ridicule" the government? 100% increment? Haba. That's besides all the hidden charges that makes a 1min airtime finish in 40 seconds. If I remember correctly this was how you people kept defending DStv those days until their greed spiraled out of control and everyone started looking for alternatives.

Where were you when NCC increased the telcos tariff? It was smart link who first increased their data prices last week. Why do you always sound like you're illiterate? Some of you know the reason behind our woes but chose to go on the defence side. The increase is long overdue in view of the floating of the naira by tinubu but these service providers were just managing the situation to support our economy. The recent tariff increase by the NCC has made it inevitable this time to also increase the prices of their services. Everybody must eat from the pot of the bigotry so, stop crying .

revived2:
Una dey crase


You'll reduce it yourself

So I'll pay #200k for 1tb or #12k for 45gb always on plan...........


Enu pò😂😂

Eh, you'll pay what you can afford nah. If it's 1milla for 500 TB you can afford, you pay up. If it's 1k for 300mb you pay up.

You pay what you can afford because MTN like most companies no send anynody....

Edygrin:
Do these people care at all?
These companies are busy paying their directors hundreds of millions of Naira annually but are always in a rush to increase tariffs, not even by 10 or 20% but by 100%, forgetting what Nigerians are going through right now.

If they're no more interested in the Nigerian market they should sell up instead of passing their frustration to Nigerians who are going through worst daily.

Just to ask sir, do you own a business or run a business in Nigeria?

If you do, and the country's currency depreciates with almost 200% trust me you won't be saying this.

My website's hosting used to be 68 dollars as of Buhari's time it was about 40k, now same 68 dollars is 100k plus since this good for nothing government entered power and you are busy blaming business owners.
Pls stick to your 9to5 coz you have zero idea what business owners are currently going through

jojothaiv:

At your post script, cost will still be transferred to the final consumers, this is Nigeria and we can't pretend like we don't know one or two things about how things is being done over here.

Yep... The tomato and meat sellers will compensatorily increase their prices and blame it on high cost of contacting their middle men and suppliers.


There will be no succor for the poor in this nation.


The plan is to use extreme inflation to kill off half of the population... Since Covid failed to pull this off, at the chargrin of Bill Gates and World bank.

Internet calls to the rescue 😁

Angelfrost:


Overkill?!! Are you quite certain of that?!!

You have to be fully conversant with their current costs of running their businesses for you to make that broad claim.

Everything has a cascade effect with the average citizen bearing the brunt of austerity measures directed at business owners.

Eventually, something will have to give... Already, businesses are shutting down.

I've met many people like you before. A great percentage of Nigerians actually, same constitutional make up as you. Everywhere, from the classroom to the public transport to the petrol stations. Practically everywhere there's a gathering.
The seller increases his price to a high amount. While some are arguing for a reduction, your kind in an attempt to sound more enlightened will be defending the decision and justifying why the price needs to be raised, while the seller looks on in amusement knowing fully well that while a price increment is necessary, the level to which he has raised it to is pretty much unhealthy. Now the interesting part is when the seller decides to listen to the voice of reason and reduce the price to something more commensurate, you Mr. Enlightened & Understanding will not insist on paying the initial high price it was raised to, you will quietly join the queue and enjoy the reduced price. Even more interesting in the likely situation that if the seller decides to stand by his decision and not reduce the price, those who were clamouring for a reduction may still be able to afford it while you Mr. Enlightened & Understanding will walk away unable to afford it.

femtex007:

You should understand then na. Their prayers everyday is to see the government fail just to prove a point

Government wey don fail already?

You wey Dey pray make the government succeed, God no answer your prayer?

You are still stupid in this 2025 not to know that government does not run by wishes and prayers abi?

Werey!

thesicilian:

I've met many people like you before. A great percentage of Nigerians actually, same constitutional make up as you. Everywhere, from the classroom to the public transport to the petrol stations. Practically everywhere there's a gathering.
The seller increases his price to a high amount. While some are arguing for a reduction, your kind in an attempt to sound more enlightened will be defending the decision and justifying why the price needs to be raised, while the seller looks on in amusement knowing fully well that while a price increment is necessary, the level to which he has raised it to is pretty much unhealthy. Now the interesting part is when the seller decides to listen to the voice of reason and reduce the price to something more commensurate, you Mr. Enlightened & Understanding will not insist on paying the initial high price it was raised to, you will quietly join the queue and enjoy the reduced price. Even more interesting in the likely situation that if the seller decides to stand by his decision and not reduce the price, those who were clamouring for a reduction may still be able to afford it while you Mr. Enlightened & Understanding will walk away unable to afford it.

Now, you are beginning to rant...!

Let's stay within the bounds of reality and objectivity.

No need for condescending statements too.

Arbitrary pricing still comes down to poor policy and price regulations.

Are we gonna pretend like anything happening in this nation is ideal or logical?!!

Cascading costs indiscriminately will continue as long as policy makers remain aloof to grassroot realities.

Businesses have profit margins, and coupled with or reinforced by poor or no price regulation, the end consumers will suffer immeasurably.

Your emotional feelings or my perceived logic won't change that.

thesicilian:

You talk like you're being paid by MTN. How long will you guys keep defending indiscriminate, arbitrary tariff increments all in a bid to "ridicule" the government? 100% increment? Haba. That's besides all the hidden charges that makes a 1min airtime finish in 40 seconds. If I remember correctly this was how you people kept defending DStv those days until their greed spiraled out of control and everyone started looking for alternatives.

oga go and sit down!

When a govt is reckless and continue to create unproductive policies and unconducive economic realities against the people and businesses this will always be the consequences.

You can carry Thiefnibu on your head, you can defend him all you want, but the reality is that you will have to pay more to keep MTN in business. If you don't like it stop making calls.

MTN can't pack up like other businesses.

WRONG.
TINUBU WANTS INFLATION REDUCED FROM 34% NOW TO 15% IN 2025.
SO MTN WOULDN'T DARE.

BoldBrainz:


Mtn made similar moves in Cameroon during the last quarter of last year and subscribers in the entire capital city boycotted their services for months opting for other local alternatives, despite their attendant service inadequacies.

Mtn of course didn't wait to be told by a soothsayer to soft-pedal on the issue.

See? I'm sure they did not pack their bags and leave, they continued doing business and making profit in the same economy. Nigerians and their know it all attitude always thinking it's the bad government that's their only problem not knowing that their own low self esteem is even a bigger reason every Tom Dick & Harry wants to take them for a ride knowing fully well that the blame will go to the government instead

UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT ADOPTS FAPRES AND CTC TRFG,
TAG NAIRA AT N500 : $1,
FIX PETROL PRICE AT N500 PER LITER
FIX CEMENT AT N500 PER BAG,

MTN WOULDN'T DARE.

I cannot imagine the chaos that will follow

God will make life easier and better for us. MTN is truly justified in this upward review of call and data tariffs because largely all the costs of service provision have skyrocketed.

The PDP and LP will definitely cash in

Angelfrost:


Yep... The tomato and meat sellers will compensatorily increase their prices and blame it on high cost of contacting their middle men and suppliers.


There will be no succor for the poor in this nation.


The plan is to use extreme inflation to kill off half of the population... Since Covid failed to pull this off, at the chargrin of Bill Gates and World bank.

Apt!

Angelfrost:


Now, you are beginning to rant...!

Let's stay within the bounds of reality and objectivity.

No need for condescending statements too.

Arbitrary pricing still comes down to poor policy and price regulations.

Are we gonna pretend like anything happening in this nation is ideal or logical?!!

Cascading costs indiscriminately will continue as long as policy makers remain aloof to grassroot realities.

Businesses have profit margins, and coupled with or reinforced by poor or no price regulation, the end consumers will suffer immeasurably.

Your emotional feelings or my perceived logic won't change that.

tpain121:
Government wey don fail already?

You wey Dey pray make the government succeed, God no answer your prayer?

You are still stupid in this 2025 not to know that government does not run by wishes and prayers abi?

Werey!

Werey ni ya e
Me am ok with or without government. Its only a lazy man that complains when government remove subsidy. Double ur hustle.
And get the fuvk off

BoldBrainz:


Mtn made similar moves in Cameroon during the last quarter of last year and subscribers in the entire capital city boycotted their services for months opting for other local alternatives, despite their attendant service inadequacies.

Mtn of course didn't wait to be told by a soothsayer to soft-pedal on the issue.

They opted for other local service because other local service was also good enough. U urself, can u comfortably switch from Mtn to glo? Airtel is not a local service provider and their network is rubbish as well.

Other service providers like starlink and co are not local service and their services aren't for the comomon people, and much percent of Nigerians fall into the category of common people and so that's why people using Mtn network can't opt out from it easily

If you want to find out the reason just ask questions instead talking about what you dont know. MTN is spending almost all their profits powering base stations as these are powered with diesel generators. Diesel was less than 200 naira at the current tariff theyre charging but has risen by over 400 percent and you think a 100% increase isn't ideal. This is asides the currency depreciation leading to an over 200 percent depreciation in their profits and the fact that they cant even get enough foreign currency to repatriate their profits a lot of the time. Let's keep pretending we dont know where the actual problems lies and keep deflecting the blame to companies who have nothing to do with the current economic situation.

thesicilian:

You talk like you're being paid by MTN. How long will you guys keep defending indiscriminate, arbitrary tariff increments all in a bid to "ridicule" the government? 100% increment? Haba. That's besides all the hidden charges that makes a 1min airtime finish in 40 seconds. If I remember correctly this was how you people kept defending DStv those days until their greed spiraled out of control and everyone started looking for alternatives.

thesicilian:

See? I'm sure they did not pack their bags and leave, they continued doing business and making profit in the same economy. Nigerians and their know it all attitude always thinking it's the bad government that's their only problem not knowing that their own low self esteem is even a bigger reason every Tom Dick & Harry wants to take them for a ride knowing fully well that the blame will go to the government instead

What are you on about here quoting everybody and saying nothing with your long epistle?

The useless government you support is responsible for all these nonsense.

Go out in a public gathering and present these arguments weda dem no go blow your mouth.

Quit justifying/ defending rubbish in the face of glaring facts.
It’s makes you sound stupid, and it’s irritating.