By Ayomide Otitoju
Airtel Nigeria, the country’s second-largest telecommunications operator, has increased its data plan prices and adjusted call tariffs, citing rising operational costs in a challenging economic environment.
Details of the revised pricing were published on Airtel’s official website on Monday. Flamesdigital.ng confirmed the increase through direct checks using the *312# USSD code and Airtel’s website.
According to the updated pricing, the cost of call rates has increased from approximately 18 kobo per second to 25 kobo per second. The adjustments also affect various daily, weekly, and monthly data bundles.
New Data Plans & Prices
Daily Plans
₦50 – 40MB (1-day validity)
₦100 – 100MB (1-day validity)
₦200 – 200MB (3-day validity)
₦350 – 1GB (1-day validity)
Weekly Plans
₦350 – 350MB (7-day validity)
₦500 – 750MB + 1GB YouTube Night + 200MB for YouTube Music/Spotify (7-day validity)
₦500 – 1GB + 1GB YouTube Night + 50MB for social media (7-day validity)
₦500 – 2GB (2-day validity)
Monthly Plans (Revised)
₦2,000 – 3GB (Previously 1.5GB for ₦1,200)
₦2,500 – 4GB (Previously 3GB for ₦1,500)
₦3,000 – 8GB (Previously 4.5GB for ₦2,000)
₦4,000 – 10GB (Previously 6GB for ₦2,500)
₦5,000 – 13GB (Previously 10GB for ₦3,000)
₦6,000 – 18GB (Previously 15GB for ₦4,000)
₦8,000 – 25GB (Previously 18GB for ₦5,000)
Airtel Nigeria has not yet issued an official statement beyond the pricing update, but analysts suggest that inflationary pressures and currency fluctuations may have contributed to the adjustments.
Customers have expressed mixed reactions, with some acknowledging the inflation-driven increase, while others criticize the move as an additional financial burden amid the rising cost of living in Nigeria.
