NCC’s New Unified USSD Codes For All Mobile Networks – The action is based on the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) approval of a Unified USSD codes for all mobile networks in Nigeria.
Following the review of USSD commands by the NCC, MTN Nigeria seems to have changed the USSD to check your airtime account balance, alongside providing updates for other commands. The old legendary MTN USSD – *556#, is no longer responding as usual. We’ll now show you the new code to check your account balance.
About a month ago, the commission had informed all concerned party’s to migrate and fully implement the Unified USSD codes by May 17, 2023
This is because once the harmonised shortcodes (HSC) for all mobile networks kicks off, that will be the only way to recharge or check balance on all mobile networks.
Implication Of NCC’s USSD Codes
This means that as an MTN subscriber you will no longer be able to recharge your line using the regular MTN codes *555# and *556#.
This also means that all mobile network services will be using the same customer care number, the same code for checking data balances and the same code for credit recharge.
New MTN USSD Codes
Below is a list of the Unified USSD codes for all mobile networks in Nigeria:
- Call Centre: 300
- Borrow Services: *303#
- Stop Service: *305#
- Check Balance: *310#
- Credit Recharge: *311#
- Data Plan: *312#
- Data plan balance: *323#
- Share Services: *321#
Retained Codes
It is however important to mention that some codes and their functions will not be changed by the commission, these codes are
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- DND: 2442
- Porting services: 3232
- NIN Verification and NIN-SIM Linkage: *996#
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