This article listed and gave codes to activate the cheapest data plans in Nigeria for all networks, MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile, etc.
Smartphones have come to become a part of many of us, our generation can hardly do without the use of smartphones. We use it in our bedroom, school, restroom, office; in fact, almost everywhere.
As you already know, a smartphone without data/internet connection is so very boring.
What makes it smart is its internet-communication functions, most of these features of smartphones that make them work properly require data, as such we are always conscious of the amount of data we consume.
We are going to look at the latest, best, most affordable and cheapest data plans across all major mobile networks in Nigeria (MTN, Glo, Airtel, and 9mobile), to help you get the best value for your money.
MTN Cheapest Data Plan
For most occasional and regular users, MTN has a data plan that suits.
Below is the list of all MTN data plans with the activation codes, arranged in a table.
| PRICE | DATA | TEXT CODE | VALIDITY PERIOD |
| ₦50 | 40MB | 114 to 312 | 1 Day |
| ₦60 | 50MB day + 150MB Night | 160 to 312 | 1 Day |
| ₦100 | 100MB | 104 to 312 | 1 Day |
| ₦300 | 1GB | 155 to 312 | 1 Day |
| ₦500 | 2GB | 154 to 312 | 2 Day |
| ₦200 | 200MB | 113 to 312 | 3 Days |
| ₦120 | 120MB Day + 330MB Night | 116 to 312 | 7 Days |
| ₦300 | 350MB + 350MB YouTube | 102 to 312 | 7 Days |
| ₦500 | 750MB | 142 to 312 | 7 Days |
| ₦500 | 750MB + 1hr daily YouTube | 750 to 312 | 7 Days |
| ₦1000 | 2GB + 1hr daily YouTube | 105 to 312 | 7 Days |
| ₦1,500 | 6GB | 143 to 312 | 7 Days |
| ₦1,800 | 7GB | 181 to 312 | 7 Days |
| ₦500 | 750MB + 1GB YouTube | 103 to 312 | 14 Days |
| ₦1,000 | 1.5GB + 2GB YouTube | 106 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦1,200 | 2GB + 3hrs YouTube Weekly | 130 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦1,500 | 3GB + 4GB YouTube | 131 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦2,000 | 4.5GB + 4GB YouTube | 110 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦2,500 | 6GB + 4GB YouTube | 147 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦3,000 | 10GB + 4GB YouTube | 148 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦3,000 | 15GB (500MB daily) | 162 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦3,500 | 12GB + 4GB YouTube | 107 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦5,000 | 20GB + 4GB YouTube | 116 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦6,000 | 25GB | 153 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦6,000 | 45GB (1.5B daily) | 163 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦10,000 | 40GB | 117 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦15,000 | 75GB | 150 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦20,000 | 120GB | 149 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦30,000 | 200GB | 111 to 312 | 30 Days |
| ₦8,000 | 30GB | 119 to 312 | 60 Days |
| ₦20,000 | 100GB | 118 to 312 | 60 Days |
| ₦30,000 | 160GB | 138 to 312 | 60 Days |
| ₦50,000 | 400GB | 133 to 312 | 90 Days |
| ₦75,000 | 600GB | 134 to 312 | 90 Days |
| ₦90,000 | 800GB | 115 to 312 | 180 Days |
| ₦100,000 | 1TB | 135 to 312 | 365 Days |
| ₦250,000 | 2.5TB | 136 to 312 | 365 Days |
| ₦450,000 | 4.5TB | 137 to 312 | 365 Days |
Cheap Airtel Data Plans
Airtel has various data plans that cater to both normal and heavy users. Below is the list of Airtel data plans.
Airtel Daily and Weekly Data Plans
| Price | Data | Validity | CODE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N50 | 40MB | 1 Day | *312*50# |
| N100 | 100MB | 1 Day | *312*100# |
| N200 | 200MB | 3 Days | *312*200# |
| N300 | 1GB | 1 Day | *312*354# |
| N300 | 350MB | 7 Days | *312*300# |
| N500 | 750MB + Free social media data | 14 Days | *312*500# |
| N500 | 1GB + Free social media data | 7 Days | *312*502# |
| N500 | 2GB | 2 Days | *312*504# |
| N1500 | 6GB | 7 Days | *312*1504# |
Airtel Monthly Data Plans
| Price | Data | Validity | CODE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1000 | 1.5GB + 2GB YouTube Night + 450MB Spotify + 510MB Tik Tok + 510MB Airtel TV Streaming | 30 Days | *312*1000# |
| N1200 | 2GB + 4GB YouTube Night + 450MB Spotify + 510MB Tik Tok + 510MB Airtel TV Streaming | 30 Days | *312*1200# |
| N1500 | 3GB + 4GB YouTube Night + 450MB Spotify + 510MB Tik Tok + 510MB Airtel TV Streaming | 30 Days | *312*1500# |
| N2000 | 4.5GB + 4GB YouTube Night + 450MB Spotify + 510MB Tik Tok + 510MB Airtel TV Streaming | 30 Days | *312*2000# |
| N2500 | 6GB + 4GB YouTube Night + 450MB Spotify + 510MB Tik Tok + 510MB Airtel TV Streaming | 30 Days | *312*2500# |
| N3000 | 10GB + 4GB YouTube Night + 450MB Spotify + 510MB Tik Tok + 510MB Airtel TV Streaming | 30 Days | *312*3000# |
| N4000 | 11GB + 4GB YouTube Night + 450MB Spotify + 510MB Tik Tok + 510MB Airtel TV Streaming | 30 Days | *312*4000# |
Airtel Mega Data Plans
| Price | Data | Validity | CODE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N5000 | 20GB + Social media data bonus | 30 Days | *312*5000# |
| N8000 | 30GB | 30 Days | *312*8000# |
| N10000 | 40GB | 30 Days | *312*10000# |
| N15000 | 75GB | 30 Days | *312*15000# |
| N20000 | 120GB | 30 Days | *312*20000# |
| N30000 | 240GB | 30 Days | *312*30000# |
| N36000 | 280GB | 30 Days | *312*36000# |
| N50000 | 400GB | 90 Days | *312*50000# |
| N60000 | 500GB | 120 Days | *312*60000# |
| N100000 | 1TB | 365 Days | *312*100000# |
Cheapest Glo Data Plans
Globacom’s variety of data plans ensure you get the best value at your own preference. Glo has the most affordable data plans currently in Nigeria.
According to Glo: “We offer much more data volumes for much lesser prices.“; and this is true.
Glo has plans that cater to both normal, heavy, and very heavy users.
Glo provides a self-care data management portal, a High-Speed Internet portal where you can view your data usage, share data, buy data, and gift data, available at.
Glo Daily Data Plan
| PRICE (₦) | DATA | BONUS |
VALIDITY |
| 50 | 45MB | 5MB | 1 day |
| 100 | 115MB | 35MB | 1 day |
Glo Weekly Data Plan
| PRICE (₦) | DATA | BONUS |
VALIDITY |
| 200 | 240MB | 110MB | 2 day |
| 500 | 800MB | 1GB | 14 day |
Glo Monthly Data Subscription
| PRICE (₦) | DATA | BONUS | VALIDITY |
| 1,000 | 1.9GB | 2GB | 30 days |
| 1,500 | 3.5GB | 4GB | 30 days |
| 2,000 | 5.2GB | 4.GB | 30 days |
| 2,500 | 6.8GB | 4GB | 30 days |
| 3,000 | 10GB | 4GB | 30 days |
| 4,000 | 14GB | 4GB | 30 days |
| 5,000 | 20GB | 4GB | 30 days |
| 8,000 | 27.5GB | 2GB | 30 days |
| 10,000 | 46GB | 4GB | 30 days |
| 15,000 | 86GB | 7GB | 30 days |
| 18,000 | 109GB | 10GB | 30 days |
| 20,000 | 126GB | 12GB | 30 days |
Glo Mega Data Plans
| PRICE (₦) | DATA | BONUS | VALIDITY |
| 30,000 | 225GB | none | 30 days |
| 36,000 | 300GB | none | 30 days |
| 50,000 | 425GB | none | 30 days |
| 60,000 | 525GB | none | 120 days |
| 75,000 | 675GB | none | 120 days |
| 100,000 | 1TB | none | 365 days |
Glo Special Data Plans
| PRICE (₦) | DATA | BONUS | VALIDITY |
| 300 | 1GB | none | 1 days |
| 500 | 2GB | none | 2 days |
| 200 | 1.25GB | none | Sunday only |
| 1,500 | 7GB | none | 7 days |
Cheapest 9mobile Data Plans
9mobile has data plans for light, normal users, and heavy. For heavy users, just like Airtel, they have the plans that offer the highest allocation of validity.
9mobile Monthly Data Plans
| Plan | Cost | Activation Code | Validity |
| 125GB | ₦20,000 | *312*2*6# | 30 Days |
| 80GB | ₦15,000 | *312*2*4# | 30 Days |
| 50GB | ₦10,000 | *312*4*1# | 30 Days |
| 35GB | ₦7,000 | *312*2*17# | 30 Days |
| 24GB | ₦5,000 | *312*2*37# | 30 Days |
| 15GB + 3.5GB night | ₦4,000 | *312*2*36# | 30 Days |
| 12GB | ₦3,000 | *312*2*5# | 30 Days |
| 7GB + 4GB night | ₦2,500 | *312*2*16# | 30 Days |
| 5.5GB + 4GB night | ₦2,000 | *312*2*8# | 30 Days |
| 3.6GB + 4.4GB night | ₦1,500 | *312*2*3# | 30 Days |
| 2.5GB + 4GB night | ₦1,200 | *312*2*25# | 30 Days |
| 2GB + 2.2GB night | ₦1,000 | *312*2*7# | 30 Days |
| 500MB | ₦500 | *312*2*12# | 30 Days |
The table above shows the list of all 9mobile monthly data cap, data price, and USSD code to subscribe for each.
9mobile Data Plans Daily & Weekly
| Plan | Cost | Activation Code | Validity |
| Daily 50MB | ₦50 | *312*3*8# | 24 hrs |
| Daily 100MB + Social | ₦100 | *312*3*1# | 24 hrs |
| 300MB + 300 Sec | ₦150 | *312*3*15# | 24 hrs |
| 250MB | ₦200 | *312*2*10# | 7 days |
| 650MB | ₦200 | *312*3*2# | 24 hrs |
| 1GB | ₦300 | *312*3*3# | 24 hrs |
| 1GB + Social | ₦500 | *312*2*1# | 7 days |
| 2GB + Social | ₦500 | *312*3*4# | 3 days |
| 2GB (1GB + 1GB night) | ₦500 | *312*2*15# | 14 days |
| 7GB + Social | ₦1,500 | *312*2*2# | 7 days |
9mobile Social offers free access to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. Please both that fair usage applies in all.
9mobile Night & Weekend Data Plans
| Plan | Cost | Activation Code | Validity |
| 1.5GB (12am – 5am, night only) | ₦200 | *312*3*11# | 24hrs |
| 2.5GB (12am – 5am, night only) | ₦300 | *312*2*48# | 24hrs |
| 3GB (7pm – 6:59am, Evening and weekends) | ₦1,000 | *312*3*12# | 30 days |
| 7GB (7pm – 6:59am, Evening and weekends) | ₦2,000 | *312*3*13# | 30 days |
9mobile Annual & Mega Data Plans
| Plan | Cost | Activation Code | Validity |
| 1000GB (1TB ) | ₦100,000 | *312*5*3# | 365 days |
| 600GB | ₦70,000 | *312*5*8# | 180 days |
| 165GB | ₦50,000 | *312*5*2# | 180 days |
| 425GB | ₦50,000 | *312*5*7# | 90 days |
| 75GB | ₦25,000 | *312*5*1# | 90 days |
| 225GB | ₦30,000 | *312*5*6# | 60 days |
Cheapest Ntel Data Plans
Ntel is a new entrant in Nigeria’s telecommunication space. They are still rolling out their services and are only available in Lagos, Port-Harcourt, and Abuja with other states coming soon. See the areas currently covered by Ntel.
Ntel offers high-speed 4G LTE data plans, they are focused on heavy users. Their service is also available to only LTE-enabled devices.
The see the list of the current Ntel data plans and price visit ntel.com.ng/ntel-4glte-offerings.
Note: Glo offers the most affordable and cheapest data plans in Nigeria for light, normal, and heavy data users, followed by Airtel.
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