Hours after the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Patani issued a directive on deactivation of automatic voicemail service on existing phone lines, Telecommunication operators in Nigeria have reacted accordingly.

Isa Patani disclosed that there is a steep exploitation of phone users through the automatic voicemail service which should be accessed at the discretion of the subscriber and not by default.

Patani insisted that voicemail is not a popular service among mobile phone users in Nigeria and also has a language challenge among rural dwellers.

In a statement released by the Spokesperson of the Minister, Uwa Suleiman, the minister reportedly said: ‘’The voicemail service should be accessed at the discretion of the subscriber and not by default. The Honourable Minister finds it worrisome and totally unacceptable, that telecoms subscribers incur financial charges, for a service they are compelled to use by default.



Voicemail is not a popular service among mobile phone users in Nigeria, coupled with the language challenge among rural dwellers, who mostly do not understand the language deployed by these networks.

“In the light of this, Dr Pantami has issued a broad policy directive to the sector regulator Nigerian Communications Commission, to immediately ensure that issues regarding automatic voicemails are addressed on all existing phone lines and the subscribers, given the option of accessing the service via an activation code.”

While reacting to the development, the Chairman of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo disclosed that the issue is a regulatory one and shouldn’t come from the Minister.

“The directive is unclear to us. The issue is a regulatory one and we don’t know why the he should a directive. It is an issue NCC is capable of handling’’, Adebayo said.

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Lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique

What is voice mail?

They should scrap it abeg!


Mr minister I hope that your actions did not end as initial garagara as it is known with Nigerian leaders.

Audio voicemail.

Those telecoms operators are thieves. They don't even allow you to activate the voice call option, its automatic whether you like it or not and sometimes the caller only hears the ringing twice and next thing voice call has taken over, your credit don dey waka be that.

Sometimes the caller doesn't even hear anything but voicemail has already been activated.

Anything to deplete your credit is applicable with these telecoms operators.

As for data, its day light robbery.

Right from the senate screenig proceedings, Dr Pantani proved that he knows his onions in IT. I am waiting for the person to call him aboki.

Pls let them deactivate the voice mail service, no single person I know of in Nigeria makes use of it, its daylight robbery.
Cc: lalasticlala
Cc: seun
Pls let's take dis to the front page

sincerely nobody uses this at all.


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After some politicians, telecoms are the greatest scammers in Nigeria...plus security personnel.
Voicemail is still another way to zap your credit o.
Bladdy thieving coconuts.

Nice one.... Em telecomms dey do us ojoro with that service....we ain't use(d) to that kinda stuff