The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, IsaPantami has ordered the Board and Management of the Nigerian CommunicationsCommission, NCC to resolve the issues of illegal data deduction and reviewdownwards, the price of data in the country within five days. Pantami gave the directive at the oat taking ceremony ofthe new Board member and Executive Commissioner and stakeholder’s management tothe Minister, Adeleke Adewolu in Abuja. The Minister pointed out that there were numerouscomplaints from Nigerians regarding illegal data deduction and high price ofdata, adding that he had personally experienced illegal data deduction. He charged the commission to facilitate the penetrationand expansion of 3G and 4G and urged the Commission to design a target on howmobile operators can expand penetration of 3G and 4G in the country. Pantami stated that government is aware of thechallenges the Mobile Network Operators, MNOs experience in their businessessuch as vandalism and issues of Right of Way.