After Years of Unpaid Debts, Banks Settle ₦180B and Telecoms Take Back Control of USSD Billing
After nearly five years of mounting debt and regulatory deadlock, Nigeria’s telecommunications operators are reclaiming control over USSD billing, marking a pivotal shift in the country’s mobile financial infrastructure. Following the settlement of ₦180 billion in outstanding fees owed by banks, telcos like MTN and Airtel have begun migrating banks to a new end-user billing