MTN Nigeria has adjusted its internet tariffs, implementing a price increase that has sparked mixed reactions among subscribers. While the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50% hike, some plans saw significantly steeper increases.

A closer look at the telco’s new pricing structure reveals that only four out of its 18 internet plans were directly affected by the 50% increase. However, other adjustments resulted in some plans doubling—or even tripling—in cost.

For instance, the 2GB hourly bundle, previously available for ₦200, has been replaced with a 400MB hourly plan priced at ₦100. This effectively raises the cost per gigabyte by 156%. Similarly, the 400GB three-month plan, which used to cost ₦50,000, has been revised to 480GB for ₦120,000—marking a 100% increase.

Subscribers using digital-only bundles also saw price adjustments. The 2.5GB digital channels-only plan jumped from ₦500 to ₦750, reflecting a 50% increase. Meanwhile, the most dramatic shift came with the 15GB digital channels-only bundle, which previously cost ₦2,000. It has now been rebranded as a 15GB PGW Weekly bundle and is priced at ₦6,000—an increase of 200%.

Responding to concerns over the steep increases, an MTN Nigeria spokesperson explained that the affected plans had originally been offered at heavily discounted rates to cater to specific subscriber segments.

“What we have done now is to price the bundle properly since the period for the discounted price ended a long time ago. We then added the 50% tariff increase on the standard market price,” the spokesperson stated.

Of the 18 data plans MTN offers, 13 experienced price hikes below 40%. Among these, the largest adjustment was to the 25GB monthly plan, which went from ₦6,500 to ₦9,000.

While MTN has defended the changes as a necessary correction of previously discounted rates, the new pricing has sparked debate among users, particularly those who now face significantly higher costs for the same data volume.