Tag: USSD
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USSD charges: How we determine service rates – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed how telecoms service tariffs and rates are determined for mobile network providers in the country.
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Banks begin deducting USSD charges from customers’ airtime today
Telecom subscribers in Nigeria will now be charged directly by their mobile network operators for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services, starting Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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Telecom operators threaten to block USSD banking
Telecom operators in Nigeria have threatened to block debtor banks from accessing the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking service anytime soon.
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New way to check airtime balance on your phone
Chances are you are not able to check your airtime account balance at the moment or you earlier had the challenge or maybe you were not even able to recharge airtime on your phone.
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Telecom operators to disconnect banks over N120bn USSD debt
Telecommunications Operators in Nigeria say they have been granted approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect banks over N120 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt.
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CBN unveils eNaira USSD code
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) for its eNaira to enhance financial inclusion in the country. The CBN Governor, GodwinEmefiele said this during the inauguration of the USSD transaction code at a 5-day Northern eNaira fair, Kano 2022.
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CBN to introduce USSD code to improve eNaira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it is set to introduce the Unstructured Supplementary (USSD) code as part of steps to improve the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
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Telcos, banks commence implementation of N6.98 service charge for each USSD transaction
Telecommunications companies and commercial banks in the country have commenced implementation of the N6.98 service charge for each USSD transaction. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that many users of USSD services in the country started to see a notice of the charge on their phones on Friday. USSD is a critical channel for delivering financial services, especially…
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And the USSD load returns to the subscriber, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe When a significant matter of interest nearly boiled over in the telecommunications industry the other day, the stakeholders came together on a round table, perhaps minus one party, and at the end arrived on an ingenious solution which returned the load to the subscriber. How very unfortunate! They say in my part…
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USSD: What happens to anarchy deferred?, Okoh Aihe
Okoh Aihe On this bright Monday morning, as I put my materials together for this Wednesday column, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, is holding a crisis meeting with the various stakeholders of the telecommunications industry in trying to ward off a USSD misunderstanding that is threatening to obscure most of…