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The new prices will start on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Last year, the prices went up by about 19% to 20%, depending on which package you had, but now, they’re saying it’s going to be between 25% to 26% more expensive for everyone. People who use their services got an email on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, telling them about the new prices. The email explained that Multichoice is raising prices because it costs more for them to run their business now. They want to keep providing good entertainment and service, but they say they have to increase the prices to do that.
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Starting from May 1, 2024, people who have the DStv Premium package will have to pay N37,000 every month, which is 25.4% more than what they pay now. The Compact+ package will be N25,000 instead of N19,800, which is a 26.2% increase. For the Compact package, the price is going up to N15,700 from N12,500, and for Confam, it’s going to be N9,300 instead of N7,400, both about a 25.6% increase. DStv Yanga package will cost N5,100, which is 21.43% more than the current N4,200. Multichoice is also increasing prices for its GOtv packages. People on the Supa Plus package will pay N15,700 instead of N12,500, a 25.6% increase. The Supa package will be N9,600, up from N7,600. For GOtv Max, the new price is N7,200, compared to N5,700 before, and Jolli package will cost N4,850 instead of N3,950. The cheapest GOtv package, Jinja, will be N3,300, up from N2,700.
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Although Multichoice Nigeria hasn’t said why they’re increasing prices this time, Nigeria’s inflation went up to 33.2%. Last year, they said it was because of economic problems affecting their business.
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