After news broke on Monday that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was planning to increase data prices beginning December 1 2016, the senate upon sitting today ordered the commission to halt its increment plans insisting that all affected parties be consulted first before any final decision was made.
Deputy Senate Leader Ibn N’Allah raises a motion on the increase in data tariffs by the telecomms. over policies of the @NgComCommission
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senate mandates #CtteeCommunications to carry out through oversight on the process to ensure that Nigerians are carried along in the process
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senate also mandates #CtteeCommunications to ensure that Nigerians are not short changed.
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senate further mandates the #CtteeCommunications to investigate the allegations of failure of the service providers.
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
” It is very important that we protect the people that brought us here this is the height of irresponsibility by @NgComCommission….
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senators in all totality condemned the increase of data Tariffs by the service providers in tandem with @NgComCommission
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senators in all totality condemned the increase of data Tariffs by the service providers in tandem with @NgComCommission
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
….. at this time without any consultation from the statistics it is almost four times the price” – @bukolasaraki
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senate now resolves to halt the new tariff approval.
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016