Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Residents of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State, have described the recent 50 per cent telecommunications tariff hike as untimely, saying it is stifling businesses' recovery from the state's recent flood disaster.

The flood after the collapse of the Alau Dam on 10 September 2024 affected nearly half of the Maiduguri and Jere local government areas.

The residents reacted a few days after the Nigerian House of Representatives and labour unions asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to reverse the hike.

Amidst the calls to the commission, telecommunications companies, including MTN, Airtel, and 9mobile, increased their tariffs.

MTN, in a message to Pulse customers on Monday, said it had increased i...