The Senate this afternoon (Wednesday, November 30) asked the Nigeria Communications Commission to stop telecommunications companies from tripling the cost of data proposed for December 1.
Here are the tweets from their official handle…
Deputy Senate Leader Ibn N’Allah raises a motion on the increase in data tariffs by the telecomms. over policies of the @NgComCommission
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senate further mandates the #CtteeCommunications to investigate the allegations of failure of the service providers.
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
” It is very important that we protect the people that brought us here this is the height of irresponsibility by @NgComCommission….
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senators in all totality condemned the increase of data Tariffs by the service providers in tandem with @NgComCommission
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senate now resolves to halt the new tariff approval.
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016