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Over 92 million MTN subscribers remain without essential airtime credit services following a regulatory crackdownAirtel and Globacom have resumed services, while MTN’s timeline for restoration remains unclearCritics question the FCCPC’s approach as millions of Nigerians face communication breakdowns and financial loss
Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.
For millions of Nigerians, borrowed airtime and data are not conveniences. They are lifelines.
Yet more than six weeks after a regulatory crackdown disrupted airtime credit services across Nigeria’s telecom sector, over 92 million MTN subscribers remain unable to access MTN’s XtraTime and XtraData services, despite rival operators Airtel and Globacom quietly restoring theirs.
MTN subscribers decry the continued crackdown on Xtratime by FCCPC. Credit: NovatisSource: Getty Images
The disruption, triggered by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has left millions of users frustrated, disconnected, and questioning whether the agency tasked with protecting
