Nigerians outraged as telecom giants hike data prices amid economic hardship

Nigerians are voicing anger over steep increases in mobile data prices by two of the country’s leading telecom providers MTN and Airtel at a time when many are already struggling with rising living costs.

MTN, Nigeria’s largest network, tripled the price of its popular 15GB weekly bundle from 2,000 naira ($1.33) to 6,000 naira ($3.99), while Airtel also raised its data tariffs significantly. The sudden changes have left subscribers…