The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has ordered the Board and Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC to resolve the issues of illegal data deduction and review downwards, the price of data in the country within five days.
Pantami gave the directive at the oat taking ceremony of the new Board member and Executive Commissioner and stakeholder’s management to the Minister, Adeleke Adewolu in Abuja.
The Minister pointed out that there were numerous complaints from Nigerians regarding illegal data deduction and high price of data, adding that he had personally experienced illegal data deduction.
He charged the commission to facilitate the penetration and expansion of 3G and 4G and urged the Commission to design a target on how mobile operators can expand penetration of 3G and 4G in the country.
Pantami stated that government is aware of the challenges the Mobile Network Operators, MNOs experience in their businesses such as vandalism and issues of Right of Way.
