NCC directs banks to deduct USSD charges from customers’ airtime
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all banks to stop debiting USSD transaction charges from customers’ bank accounts, with effect from Tuesday, June 3, 2025. According to a notice sent by some Nigerian banks to their customers, the charges for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services will now be deducted directly from mobile airtime…