Last week, MTN Nigeria increased its data plan prices to 50% following the approval of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a tariff increase for telecommunications companies. MTN also increased its call rate from N7.8 per minute to 13.8 per minute—a 76.92% hike—for pulse subscribers.
The 2.5gb data that was N650 for 2 days on OPay has been removed and replaced with 5gb data that’s now N1,500 for 7 days which is more a fair deal like the 2.5gb data plan. All these hikes have push many people to limit their data usage during the day and suspend heavy data usage to night plans.
I, also, is not excluded in the game. Before, I use to subscribe to the 2.5gb for 2 days. With it, I can stream movies on my MovieBox and watch YouTube videos and TikTok. But now, I have switched to SMEs data on data app which sell MTN data for N260 per 1gb and N540 per 2gb.
I subscribe to the 2gb data plan on the app and use it to complete my daily tasks such as reading emails, blogging and research about my school assignments. Any content steeple large downloads are suspended to 11pm when I subscribe to night data plan.
How MTN Night Plan Works
The MTN’s night data plan is a data bundle for pulse subscribers on the MTN network. The data bundle let you browse the internet, stream videos and download files through the night.
The MTN night data plan is also known as the Nightlife Bundle, and it offers only one option which is 500MB for ₦50—permitting up to four activations per night, also capping at 2GB.
Previously, the MTN night bundle was offering two options; the 250MB for ₦25 which allowed up to eight activations per night—totaling a maximum of 2GB and the 500MB for ₦50.
The Nightlife Bundle is valid from 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM daily. However, to subscribe this night sub, you be on the MTN Pulse tariff plan. If you’re not on the Pulse plan, then you will need to migrate to the tariff plan simply by dialing *406# and following the prompts.
How to Activate MTN Night Bundle
Activating the night bundle is simple. Simple dial *406# and choose option “3” that says “Nightlife Bundles”. Next, select option “1” that says “500MB Pulse Nightlife @ N50”. Confirm your subscription and the N50 will be deducted from your MTN balance.
To check your Nightlife bundle balance, dial *406# and select option “3”, then option “2” to view your remaining balance. More so, you can also subscribe to the MTN 500MB Night Sub by texting “NT2” to “131” via message.
What you should know
- The MTN Nightlife Bundle is only available to Pulse customers.
- The only available option at the time of writing is 500MB for N50 which has a fair usage policy of 2GB per day.
- Lastly, the Nightlife bundle does not automatically renew itself. Any subscription is subjected to manual actions.
Note: If you’re interested in buying data from the app I’m currently using to sub at N260 for 1GB, you can download and install the app using this link. Meanwhile, if you’re an iPhone users, you will need to use the web version of the application because it’s not available on the Apple App Store.
