Questions around mobile data consumption, billing and depletion will come under scrutiny at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, as MTN brings its Data on Trial initiative to the university on Thursday, November 12, 2026.

The OOU engagement is part of MTN’s effort to extend conversations about data consumption and transparency beyond public hearings into Nigerian universities, giving students an opportunity to question, examine and better understand how mobile data is consumed and measured.

MTN launched Data on Trial in Lagos in June following persistent concerns from telecom consumers about how their data is used and why it sometimes appears to deplete faster than expected. The four-hour public session brought consumers, technology experts, regulators, independent auditors and other stakeholders together in a courtroom-style setting to examine how data is consumed, measured and billed across the network.

The initiative has since moved to different locations and university campuses, including Abuja, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, and Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina. These engagements have provided platforms for students to raise questions about data usage, network quality, pricing and other issues relating to their mobile experience.

At OOU, the courtroom-style format will give students an opportunity to question MTN representatives and technical experts about how data usage is recorded across devices, applications and digital platforms. The discussion will also examine factors that influence data consumption, including video streaming, social media activity, background applications, automatic updates, cloud synchronisation and hotspot connections.

Beyond the questions, the session will provide practical demonstrations to help students understand how everyday activities affect their data consumption and introduce them to available tools, including the MyMTN App and smartphone data usage features, which can help them monitor and manage their usage.

With mobile data playing an increasingly important role in how students learn, communicate, run businesses, stream content and stay connected, the OOU engagement provides another opportunity to bring conversations about data usage directly to the people who depend on it every day.

The OOU session is part of MTN’s broader Data on Trial initiative, which is expanding conversations around data consumption and transparency through direct engagement with Nigerian consumers, particularly young people who are among the country’s most active digital users.