Airtel Nigeria Announces Data Price Hike

Airtel Nigeria, one of the country’s leading telecommunications operators, has announced a significant increase in its data prices, sparking widespread outrage among subscribers.

The adjustment, reflected on the company’s website and confirmed via the *312# code, comes amid rising operational costs and a difficult economic landscape.

According to the telco’s website, the new pricing affects various data bundles, with daily plans now set at N50 for 40MB (valid for one day), N100 for 100MB (one day), N200 for 200MB (three days), and N350 for 1GB (one day).

Weekly plans now cost N350 for 350MB (seven days), N500 for 750MB plus 1GB YouTube Night and 200MB YouTube Music/Spotify (seven days), N500 for 1GB plus 1GB YouTube Night and 50MB Socials (seven days), and N500 for 2GB (two days).

For monthly plans, the 3GB package now costs N2,000, up from 1.5GB at N1,200, while 4GB is now N2,500, previously 3GB at N1,500.

Other adjustments include 8GB for N3,000 (formerly 4.5GB at N2,000), 10GB for N4,000 (formerly 6GB at N2,500), 13GB for N5,000 (from 10GB at N3,000), 18GB for N6,000 (formerly 15GB at N4,000), and 25GB for N8,000 (replacing 18GB at N5,000).

Call rates have also increased from 18 kobo per second to 25 kobo per second.

The changes have been met with anger from customers, who took to social media to express their frustration.