According to the telcos, 13 out of 16 banks with outstanding debts have now fully paid, while three others are completing ...

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Sir: For years, USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) banking in Nigeria has been a lifeline for millions of Nigerians. It was simple, fast, and accessible even on the most basic mobile ...

Following threats by telcos to withdraw services over the debt accumulated by banks, the NCC, in January, threatened to suspend the USSD service and publish a list of banks still owing telcos. On ...

Audu R.S. commented, “Telecommunication companies won the battle for USSD charges. Banks are now indirectly telling customers to stop using USSD because they won’t gain from it.

These conflicts trace back to December 2024, when both the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the NCC urged MNOs and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to settle a significant USSD debt totaling ₦250 ...

The telecom operators in Nigeria, including MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom and 9Mobile have threatened to withdraw network support for banks' Unstructured Supplementary Services Data, USSD ...

Under the new arrangement, which took effect yesterday, June 3, USSD transaction fees will now be deducted from customers’ mobile airtime instead of their bank accounts. The decision is in line ...

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.