Following a motion of urgent national importance by a member, Oboku Oforji, the House of Representatives has called for the immediate suspension of the 50% hike in telecoms tariff

The House also decried the poor service delivery from telecom operators and insisted that an increase in tariff should not happen until service improves.

The lawmakers ordered the NCC and the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, to suspend the tariff increase because of the economic hardship in the country. This was as telecommunications operators in the country began the implementation of the new tariff regime earlier approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Reports say that many subscribers on social media who used the services of telecom operators observed about a 50% increase in the cost of calls, data and text messages.