Guides

Plain answers for everyday payments.

How data plans, airtime, electricity tokens and TV subscriptions work in Nigeria - and how to pay less for them.

Cheapest Data App in Nigeria (2026): Prices ComparedCheapest data app in Nigeria? We compared AidaPay with MTN, Airtel and Glo official prices on 26 Sep 2026, plan by plan - and where it isn't cheapest. What Is SME Data? Is It Still Available in 2026?What SME data means, why MTN and Airtel stopped selling it, where Glo SME is still sold, and the cheapest alternatives today - CG, gifting and AWUF data. What Is VTU? Meaning and How a VTU Business WorksVTU means virtual top-up: airtime, data and bills sent electronically instead of scratch cards. How VTU works, how people earn from it, and how to start. MTN USSD Codes 2026: Data Balance, Share, BorrowEvery MTN USSD code you need in 2026 - data balance, buy data, share data, borrow, airtime transfer - checked against MTN's own pages, with sources. Airtel USSD Codes 2026: Data Balance & MoreAirtel USSD codes for 2026 - check data balance, buy and gift data, borrow, Me2U airtime transfer - checked against Airtel's own pages, with sources. Glo USSD Codes 2026: Data Balance, Share, BorrowGlo USSD codes for 2026 - data balance, buy and share data, borrow, night plans, airtime transfer - checked against Glo's own pages, with sources. T2 (9mobile) USSD Codes 2026: Data Balance & MoreT2 (formerly 9mobile) USSD codes for 2026 - data balance, buy, transfer and gift data, borrow, airtime - checked against T2's pages, with sources. Data Balance Codes 2026: MTN, Airtel, Glo, T2How to check your data balance on MTN, Airtel, Glo and T2 (9mobile) in 2026 - USSD and SMS codes checked against official sources, plus NCC short codes. Electricity Token Rejected or Not Loading? Fix ItWhy a prepaid meter rejects a token - the 2024 TID rollover, key change tokens (KCT), E6, Link Error, EEE - and how to fix it, with every DisCo's contacts. Electricity Bands A-E in Nigeria: Hours, Price, How to CheckWhat electricity bands A, B, C, D and E mean, the hours each promises, what Band A costs per kWh in 2026, and how to check your band with IBEDC, Ikeja Electric and more. Band A Compensation 2026: Who Qualifies and How to ClaimNERC ordered DisCos to compensate Band A customers for the Feb-Mar 2026 supply shortfall. Who qualifies, how much you get, and how to check with IBEDC, Ikeja Electric and others. MAP Meter Refund 2026: Check and Load Your TokensPaid for your prepaid meter under the MAP scheme? How the refund works under NERC's 2026 order, free IBEDC and AEDC refund checkers, and how to load the tokens.

How to use these guides

The guides are the reference pages behind every AidaPay article: the USSD codes for each network, how to check a data or airtime balance, what SME and gifting data mean, how electricity tariff bands work and what to do when a prepaid token does not load.

Each guide answers the question first and keeps the detail below it, so you can find a code in seconds or read the whole explanation when something is not working. Codes and rules come from the networks, the DisCos and NERC, and a guide is updated when they change.

For prices that move every month, such as data plans and TV packages, see the dated comparisons in the AidaPay journal. For a quick check on your meter, band or refund, try the free tools.