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Senate orders MultiChoice to reduce prices of DSTV, GOtv subscriptions

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday adopted a motion that would force all pay television service providers to go back to pay per view module as against the mandatory monthly subscription.

In a sponsored motion  Senator Abba Moro, representing Benue South, he complained about the incessant increase in price of various bouquets by the service providers which he described as exploitative.

While giving the high price, the lawmaker said: “Note that the leading pay-tv service provider in Nigeria, (MultiChoice Nigeria) informed all DStv compact subscribers on August 22, 2020, to expect a 13.3% price increase to N7,900 commencing from September 1, 2020 while the subscription fee for DStv compact plus was increased by 9.5% from N10,925 to N12,000, and Premium was increased from N16,200 to N18,400 indicating a 13.6% hike.”
Senator Moro further decried that price for various bouquets have been raised again without considering the economic hardships Nigerians are passing through.

He reminded the upper legislative chamber that Nigerians have angrily reacted to the price hike, hence the need for legislative intervention.

He maintained that there was no cogent reason for the price hike, given that the pay-tv services are subscription based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite televisions. In additional prayers, the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy as well as the Nigerian Communications Commission were asked to investigate the frequent price hike.

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