High cost of Android: We’ll make cheaper smartphones available in Nigeria – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that steps are being taken to marque disposable cheaper smartphones successful the Nigerian market.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, stated this during a media parley with writer successful Abuja connected Friday.

DAILY POST reports that telephone prices successful Nigeria person reached all-time highs successful 2026 owed to utmost currency depreciation and inflation, making adjacent fund devices expensive. Entry-level smartphones present often commencement implicit N100k, portion mid-range devices similar the Infinix Hot 60 Pro and Techno Spark 40 Pro scope from N150,000 to implicit N250,000. High-end devices tin transcend N1,000,000+.

The existent telephone marketplace highlights successful Nigeria successful 2026 amusement that the fund conception outgo betwixt N100k – N200k. Devices specified arsenic the Redmi 15C N176,999, and Samsung Galaxy A07, N168,869 predominate this space.

The mid-range segment, outgo betwixt N200k – N400k with telephone specified arsenic the Infinix Hot 60 Pro N240,400, and Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus, approx. N283,800) connection higher specifications.

High-End, phones successful the scope of N500, 000 and much specified arsenic the Tecno Phantom X5 Pro which outgo implicit N550,000, portion caller Samsung Galaxy Z Fold/Flip bid transcend N1.6 million.

Used Devices: “UK Used” options similar the iPhone 11 Pro Max are often sought astatine little prices, astir N495,000.

Factors driving precocious costs of phones, according to experts include, overseas exch...