Nigeria, May 12 -- Several bank customers in Abuja have decided to stop using SMS alerts and switch to email notifications to cut down on extra costs linked to account transactions.

The decision follows recent increases in SMS fees, which many customers say are adding more burden to their already charged bank accounts.

The move became more common after some banks, including GTCO, raised their SMS alert fees from N4 to N6 per message.

This change was reportedly made because of higher charges from telecom providers.

However, many customers said that banks are taking advantage of the situation to collect more money from them.

Customers said they receive numerous alerts for every transaction, and these messages come with charges that qui...