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  • Mobile Subscriptions Hit 222 million

    Mobile Subscriptions Hit 222 million

    According to new data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, the number of mobile subscriptions in Nigeria rose to 222.23 million in 2022. This is coming despite the implementation of the Federal Government’s National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy. In April, over 72.77 million active telecommunication subscriptions were barred from making calls at the beginning of…

  • Mobile Subscriptions Grow By 23 million

    Mobile Subscriptions Grow By 23 million

    The latest industry statistics from the Nigerian Communication Commission have shown that the number of mobile subscriptions in Nigeria grew by 23.48 million from January to November 2022. This translates to a total number of 218.61 million mobile subscriptions in the country. MTN remains the largest contributor to mobile subscriptions with 86.44 million subscriptions, followed…

  • In Nine Months, Telcos Register 16 Million Subscribers

    In Nine Months, Telcos Register 16 Million Subscribers

    According to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, telecommunication companies have registered 16.72 million subscribers in the first nine months of the year. This brings the total number of active GSM lines in the nation to 211.85 million subscribers. The growth in the nation’s total number of subscribers has been sustained above the 200 million…

  • Nigeria’s Internet Population Grows By 108.39%

    Nigeria’s Internet Population Grows By 108.39%

    According to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigerians with access to fast Internet have grown by 108.39 per cent in four years. The commission’s portal revealed that broadband penetration increased from 38.72 million (20.28 percent) in March 2018 to 80.68 million (42.27 percent) in March 2022. According to the ‘Nigerian National Broadband Plan (2020…

  • Telecom Firms’ Diesel Cost Jumps By 233%

    Telecom Firms’ Diesel Cost Jumps By 233%

    According to analysis and computation of data from Nigerian telecoms operators, the cost of powering telecommunication services with diesel has jumped by at least 233.33 percent in recent months to N30 billion monthly. The development brings the annual cost of powering telecoms services with diesel to N360 billion. The operators under the aegis of the…

  • Nigerians Drop 24.38 Million GSM Lines In Two Years 

    Nigerians Drop 24.38 Million GSM Lines In Two Years 

    An analysis of industry statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed that the number of GSM lines abandoned by Nigerians has grown by 24.38 million in two years. According to the report, in January 2020, there were 83.81 million unused lines in the nation.  By January 2022, the number had grown to 108.47 million. …

  • Mobile Transactions Hit N8.07tn In Five years

    Mobile Transactions Hit N8.07tn In Five years

    According to the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System and Nigerian Communications Commission, mobile transactions in Nigeria have jumped by 4,009.58 percent to hit N8.07tn within a five-year period as the number of telecommunication subscribers rises by 34.91 per cent to 195,128,265. Reports on the mobile inter-scheme transaction data tracked on the NIBBS portal revealed that mobile…

  • MTN, Airtel Raked In N2.02tn From Airtime, Data

    MTN, Airtel Raked In N2.02tn From Airtime, Data

    According to the financial statements, two telecommunication companies, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Airtel Nigeria, have both raked in N2.02tn from airtime and data revenues in 2021. The amount indicates a 20.01 percent increase from the N1.68tn both companies made from airtime and data revenues in 2020. According to statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission,…

  • Only One Network Provider Recoded Increase In July

    Only One Network Provider Recoded Increase In July

    Latest report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown that Globacom (Glo) was the only network that recorded an increase in its subscriber base in July, 2021. This was according to the monthly subscribers’ report for July published on its website. NCC indicated that Glo moved from 50,130,540 in June, to 51,137,799 at the…

  • Nigeria’s Data Usage Increase By 202.08%

    Nigeria’s Data Usage Increase By 202.08%

    According to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, data usage in Nigeria surged by 202.08 percent in three years. This is following the subscriber/network report of 2018, 2019, and 2020. Data usage rose from 68,154.12 terabytes in 2018 to 125,149.86TB in 2019 and 205,880.4TB in 2020. The total national and local outgoing voice calls were…