I just received an SMS from MTN Nigeria urging its customers not pay more than the amount that is printed on every airtime recharge cards. The message originally reads:

"Dear customer, please do not agree to pay more than the amount that is printed on any MTN recharge card. Remember - what you see is what you pay!"

I guess they must have got news that many recharge card dealers have been adding N10/20 to sales amount of recharge cards and they are not pleased with that. All MTN customers should receive the same message too.

I personally have been experiencing the hike in price of airtime recharge cards for three days now. Every where I go around my community, they sell 100 recharge card for N110 and 200 for N210. This is bad because we all know MTN didn't increase the price, but ordinary Nigerians placed the hike on it to the detriment of every other MTN customers.

This price hiking of goods is common among many Nigerian traders. It is sheer wickedness. How do you set a price that is not in line with that of main manufacturer? This is bad for business. I hope the appropriate regulators can clamp down on traders who sells recharge cards for prices which is not what is printed on it.

Remember, what you see is what you pay. This act by the traders is corruption. Do not agree to pay!


Source: http://www.rapportnaija.com/2017/04/mtn-nigeria-urges-customers-not-to-pay.html?m=1

That is very common in Ilorin , Kwara state

Lol...How do we go about it?

Lol just para for the seller and threaten to report to police lol

They are saying rubbish. Petty traders are slaves for these companies. How could you sell 10k airtime and make only 300 naira.? Isn't that slavery? They should reduce the price for them pls.