FG to Implement New Tariff Hike on Data and Calls

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the Federal Government is set to implement a new tariff hike on data and calls.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the minister’s Special Adviser,on Media & Communications, Yunusa Abdullahi, in Abuja.

According to the statement, this will start with the implementation of a percent excise duty tax on all voice calls, SMS, and data services.