NCC Hits Major Telcos in Nigeria for Contravening Bon Promos and Lotteries

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has slammed a total of N22 million fine on four mobile service providers for contravening the ban on promotions and lotteries on their respective networks.

According to a statement by the regulatory body, the affected operators are MTN Nigeria, Etisalat Nigeria, Airtel and Globacom.

MTN Nigeria is to pay N10 million; Etisalat Nigeria N6 million while Airtel and Globacom are to pay N4 million and N2 million respectively. MTN was fined for five promotions at N2 million each while N2million was imposed on Etisalat for three promotions.