crackhouse:
Too many gifts from Buhari's administration. Soon we will be taxed for going to hospitals too. When you go to hospital u will pay tax before seeing a doctor.

the 200naira you pay before seeing a doctor na

9Mobile has been taking N5 since time immemorial, transaction successful or not. Reason I hardly use it for USSD transactions.

Sai baba until Nigerians get sense

It was never free initially for etisalat users.

Why pple dey shout nao. 9mobile has been charging 5 naira for 20secs since 2017.

DesChyko:
Oh well, Iya Lati and Mallam are still in the recharge card business so I won't break a sweat

they will charge them too I guess, we will start paying 10 extra

Sai Baba!

Welcome to "Next Level"

Not done at all? The present administration is a big mess! It's also in this administration that service providers started charging 15 percent on borrowed airtime.

I don't really have any problem with the idea but my own is when they tax us like this where does the money go to. We can't even see any good change . Other countries tax their citizens and we see where the cash goes to but Nigeria is just way way way back. not a 3rd world country

2RUTHHURTS:
ANOTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF Buhari's ADMINISTRATION

Is Buhari also the reason you can't have sex for more than 5 seconds?

cash is king

Okay

There was a country....this government really think we are enjoying ourselves.

Filling statuons now charge N50 extra for POS payments plus another N52 for intra-bank charges. That is N102 for every pos transaction.

Una do well.

The bank will loose one their major income ....

LOL

Thank God for OPAY

BiggyB242:
Their loss, back to street vendors. Back to mobile app.
Is only mtn that charges, do other charge to, if they don't na to switch mobile number.

Other operators should too.

They bomb all my 4 Sims today with this message

temitofa:
USSD airtime recharge option is one of the fastest, (in fact the fastest on some occasions) and the easiest. It also comes in very handy when traveling or stranded in a new location and you are in need of urgent top-up for either data or voice calls.

It is far better than even the banks’ apps and third party apps in terms of convenience, since you do not need to login and go through the hassle of typing a password. USSD does not also requires internet connection to get your airtime topped-up.

In fact, one of thing that makes it preferable to other options is that It is completely free, but that is about to change as banks will soon start charging people for using USSD to top-up.

MTN has started sending SMS to its customers regarding the End User Billing for Bank USSD Services. The SMS reads;



Source

from all indication, the new initiative is not only limited to airtime top-up but will include all the actions carried out using the USSD code. That would include USSD transfers and checking of bank balance. Infact, for every 20 seconds you spend on any USSD related action you would be charged #4(four naira).....really sad

charlesELIKIBA:
There was a country....this government really think we are enjoying ourselves.

Filling statuons now charge N50 extra for POS payments plus another N52 for intra-bank charges. That is N102 for every pos transaction.

Una do well.

This government think we haveb excess money I swear

#4 for every 20sec of using ussd

crackhouse:
Too many gifts from Buhari's administration. Soon we will be taxed for going to hospitals too. When you go to hospital u will pay tax before seeing a doctor.

Ogbeni na the NEXT LEVEL b that o.

kushercain:
I just got this

Yello, Please note that from Oct 21, we will charge N4 per 20 seconds for USSD access to banking services. Thank you.

I don't understand as in every 20 seconds they'll be removing N4 or each transact is N4?

Exactly even with the usual network delays, one will still pay. Nigeria which way?

I just got the text today and I was like wtf

kushercain:
I just got this

Yello, Please note that from Oct 21, we will charge N4 per 20 seconds for USSD access to banking services. Thank you.

I don't understand as in every 20 seconds they'll be removing N4 or each transact is N4?

The typical ussd sesssion for transfers is about 60 seconds so to tranfer money you will spend and extra 12 naira now via USSD

That was how I paid extra 50 for fuel yesterday and they said it's federal government policy.
Me I didn't vote this government so they should please exempt me from their policies

Dizzyrascal:
from all indication, the new initiative is not only limited to airtime top-up but will include all the actions carried out using the USSD code. That would include USSD transfers and checking of bank balance. Infact, for every 20 seconds you spend on any USSD related action you would be charged #4(four naira).....really sad

Internet banking has always been the safest.. long process though but it's the safest

Am sorry to say dis , I think My own bank no dey for this set up
1. After withdrawing 3 time on a different ATM there is no billing of N 65.

2. All this una charges no dey reach me

Sometime I begin to see two different Nigerian

Am talking of Standard Charttered Bank

Acidosis:
LOL

Thank God for OPAY

if you hv ur bank app... u don't need to worry.

The hypocrisy in this country is unprecedented, suddenly everyone who was shouting change have gone silent while all this daylight robbery goes on unabated. Imagine this was in Jonathan's government all hell would have been let loose.

Mai dem com hold me to recharge from bank again ooh.
Infact ah don forget the code.

My dear friends please make good use of your nearby recharge card vendors.

They sell the same recharge card !

The Minister of Communication has directed that the new charges be suspended, since he wasn't briefed about it.