FG reduces data cost by 50 per cent

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, has declared that the price of data has been reduced by more than 50 percent.

In a statement signed by his Technical Assistant, Information and Technology, Mr. Femi Adeluyi in Abuja, the minister said it was in line with the directive he gave to the Nigeria Communications Commission to put measures in place to reduce the average cost of data in the country.
He stated that the price of data of 1GB had been reduced from 1000 naira to 487 naira beginning from last November.

“Based on the Report by NCC, the average cost of data as at November 2020 was N487.18, which amounts to 47.33% lower than the projected value. The report also indicates that the cost of data in November 2020 was less than 50% of the cost of data in January 2020. The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, through the NCC, will continue to ensure that consumers enjoy a price regime that supports fairness and is friendly to consumers’, the statement reads.