MultiChoice on Tuesday announced an increase in the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages in Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement listing the rising costs of inflation and business operations as reasons for the increment in the prices of the packages.
The statement read in part, “in light of the rising costs of inflation and business operations, we have had to review the price of our packages to keep delighting our customers with great entertainment, anytime and anywhere.”
Multichoice said its DStv package will now cost, Premium (N21,000); Compact + (N14,250); Compact (N9,000); Confam (N5,300); Yanga (N2,950); Padi (N2,150); Business (N2,669); and Xtraview + PVR access fee (N2,900).
The new prices for GOtv package are Gotv Max for N4,150; GOtv Jolli for N2,800; GOtv Jinja for N1,900; and GOtv Lite for N900.
Meanwhile, Nigerians have been reacting to this new prices and we bring some of the reactions from Twitter here.
Dstv is becoming too expensive for a service provider that will repeat John Wick 5 times every 3 eke market days 😭😭😭
— BLUNDER HUNTER 🇳🇬 (@damyflavinho) March 22, 2022
If not for football, we won’t be doing dstv subscription in my house tbhhh
— Rola (@kofoworola__a) March 22, 2022
DStv will increase their price and still be giving us 2005 movies back to back
— FAROUQ (@farouq_yahaya) March 22, 2022
Please is TSTV functional in Lagos… abeg… I need that decoder ASAP
This DSTV own one too much… Useless stations that repeat programmes all year long… No pay as you go… You can't select stations you want..
We deserve better
— 'Yimika Olizhe' Odushola (@TheOlizhe) March 22, 2022
DSTV increases tariff,
We push for alternatives like TSTV for 2-3 days,
We give up and finally decide to pay for DSTV,Rinse, Repeat every year.
— AYOLEX 🤙 (@ayolex_official) March 22, 2022
DSTV dun increase subscription na to dey watch WhatsApp status now
— MBAH (@Mbahdeyforyou) March 22, 2022
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