Banks complete N160b USSD debt payments to telecoms operators

By Favour Unukaso THE protracted Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt imbroglio between the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and telecommunications operators appeared to have been totally resolved. This was confirmed by Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, Thursday, when he featured on AriseTV to speak on the firm’s first quarter 2025 result,... Read More

Subscribers to pay USSD charges with airtime as telcos, banks consider new system

By Favour Unukaso TELECOM subscribers will soon be paying for the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) with deductions from their airtime.     Findings showed that talks are currently at advanced stages between the deposit money banks (DMBs) and telecommunications operators to introduce an end-user billing system.   End-user billing refers to a... Read More

Telcos get NCC approval to disconnect UBA, Zenith, Wema USSD platforms

By Favour Unukaso Telecommunications operators have been authorised to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes assigned to nine financial institutions due to unpaid debts. This directive was given by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday in a public notice signed by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka. NCC said... Read More