The President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan has warned Multichoice Nigeria not to dare Nigeria by going ahead to hike the tariffs of its products while the matter is yet being investigated.
Inaugurating a seven-member ad-hoc Committee of the Senate headed by the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate President warned that no foreign operators in the country should take Nigeria for granted.
The committee was set up by the Senate on Wednesday, 30th March, 2022 against the backdrop of an announcement of tariff hike by the Multichoice pay TV service provider, DStv.
Lawan explained the rationale behind the setting up of the committee.
Earlier, the Chairman of the committee, Senator Aliyu Sabi said the investigation into the activities of the Pay-TV service providers is long overdue as their activities, over time, has reaped off Nigerians of their hard earned income.
