NCC directs banks to deduct USSD charges from mobile airtime The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Deposit Money Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. According to an email from the United Bank for Africa to customers on Tuesday, the charges will no longer be deducted from customers’ accounts. The UBA said the directive takes effect from Tuesday, June 3. The statement reads, “In line with the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), please be informed that effective June 3, 2025, charges...