Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The Senate on Wednesday threatened to summon the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, and telecommunications operators in Nigeria over persistent poor network services and unjustified deductions from subscribers' airtime.

The upper chamber said it would invite the minister and the operators if a scheduled meeting between the Senate Committee on Communications and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) failed to address Nigerians' concerns satisfactorily.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced the resolution during plenary after lawmakers debated a motion seeking to curb unjustified deductions from subscribers' airtime arising from poor telecommunications services....