A Nigerian Journalist, Saleh Shehu Ashaka took to his social media page to beg Nigerians to stop buying airtime from banks.

See screenshot of what he wrote below:

http://www.royaloya.com/2018/04/stop-buying-airtime-from-banks-nigerian.html?m=1

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I stopped buying from them because of the annoying 10 naira they use to collect on their own.

100 = 110
200 = 210
etc

They should also do e-hawking

santakris:
I stopped buying from them because of the annoying 10 naira they use to collect on their own.

100 = 110
200 = 210
etc

Exactly.

What about convenience, buying through banks or VTU offers me convenience cos I don't need to hit the road every time I want my phone recharged.

Every business survives through innovation and adaption to changing times but not self pity.

9japrof:
What about convenience, buying through banks or VTU offers me convenience cos I don't need to hit the road every time I want my phone recharged.

Every business survives through innovation and adaption to changing times but not self pity.

Agreed it's convenient but i noticed MTN does not gimme bonus if I load from my bank acc Shey na only me?


And I also noticed that the journalist is sitting in a Bentley

the recharge card association should set up a platform that enables us to buy from them conveniently

Angelicka:
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Angelicka:
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exactly...

Recharge card sellers are the ones who should upgrade. I won't come and be stressing myself because i want to buy recharge card. The last time i bought recharge card physically was about 8 months ago.

Give us genuine reason to stop buying from them

Dumb guy! How can you be discouraging innovation, progress and convenience? In the developed nations, many companies have had to go out of business as a result of new innovative companies.

Where's Kodak and Agfa today when we can all use our cell phones to take pix?

He should have also taken a danfo bus to encourage the drivers and conductors to keep them in business instead of driving a personal vehicle.

Foolish mentality!

Hmmm, so if i don’t have airtime to make an imagency call by mid night I should now wait to the following morning just to go and buy from the hawkers abi? Technology ti take over Abeg I no fit shout.

I agree with him 200%

In the midnight nko? I should take to the street in search of a recharge card seller shebi

The hawkers are too greedy.....

Hustlersdiary:


Agreed it's convenient but, we no fit just bone those street hawkers no be we send dem but we gat to pity them, dem no dey gain better money on top card yet VTU go still dey slow down their business and moreover i noticed MTN does not gimme bonus if I load from my bank acc Shey na only me?


And I also noticed that the journalist is sitting in a Bentley

Why do you people do this?

"Got" takes as much effort as "gat"? Why intentionally misspell a word?

Via Bank is more convenient fast and reliable...On the go something

Reality is that those sellers need to upgrade.

lilmax:
the recharge card association should set up a platform that enables us to buy from them conveniently

u are saying the same thing the op is saying, it will b machine online at d end of the day

Na true sha but the one in my area takes 5 minutes to locate her recharge card bag, another 2 minutes to search for airtel 1k

asawanathegreat:
Give us genuine reason to stop buying from them

Help them survive.

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I'm guilty of this. And the guy I normally buy credits from raised this issue with me. But talking of convenience , I just decided to collect his number. He sends me on request and we reconcile when we meet, usually on my way to work.

Jac007:
In the midnight nko? I should take to the street in search of a recharge card seller shebi

Buy online (albeit a more expensive)

The journalist is s!lly.

Why is he not patronizing a local danfo driver? Why drive your own car?

yes .. this guy has spoken well... but when we talk about conveniences, bank is more better! imagine u need to make an important security call at the middle of the night and u eventually ran out of credit you wan go wake iya sikira ni? omo just buy from ur bank sharp sharp

That business is gone... same with mobile phone call centres.

Aboki

Stop using twitter... come house to house to tell us. Motorists are becoming jobless when u don't jump molue to send ordinary message.

He speaks well though...... But the inconvenience nko.....


The whole system for hawkers, probably requires upgrading.......

I buy my data or call card either from clubkonnet website or vendors. and I get like 10% discount but bank, will not only collect their full money but also charge u for SMS alert. Thieves.