The Nigerian Communications Commission has disclosed that there will be no telecommunication shut down on Saturday for the general elections.

The agency, while debunking a viral report that there is a plan to shut down all networks during the poll, urged Nigerians, particularly bank customers, to disregard it and promised that internet transactions would be efficient during that day.

The NCC said, “The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission has been drawn to fraudulent and misleading information circulating in some social media platforms, insinuating there is a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023.

“The Nigerian public, consumers of telecommunications services, and all bank customers are advised to ignore these or similar messages that insinuate deliberate network shutdown or disruption of services in the Nigerian telecom network.”

According to the commission, it has received assurance from all service providers and there will be no deliberate shutdown or disruption on election day.

It added, “Therefore, all users of telecommunications and banking services utilising network facilities are assured of continued optimal service delivery before, during, and after the general elections in Nigeria.”