The latest statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) show a steady increase in the number of active internet subscribers over the one-year period from April 2023 to March 2024.
The statistics show that the total number of active internet subscribers reached 158.2 million in April 2023 but was 164.4 million in March 2024. The statistics also showed that broadband penetration has increased for six consecutive months, from 41.01 percent in October 2023 to 43.53 percent in March 2024, up from 48.28 percent in May last year but dropping to just 40.85 percent in September last year.
According to statistics, the total number of active Internet subscriptions was 158.2 million in April 2023, increased to 159.6 million in May 2023, then slightly decreased to 159.
5 million in June 2023, and maintained the same number in July 2023. In August 2023, the number decreased again to 159.1 million, but in September 2023 it increased to 160.1 million.
In October 2023, the number of active Internet subscriptions will again increase to 161.1 million, and in November and December 2023, it will further increase to 162.0 million and 163.8 million. In February 2024, it will reach 163.3 million again, and in March 2024, it will reach 164.4 million.
According to NCC statistics, the sum of mobile GSM, mobile code division multiple access (CDMA), fixed wired, wired, and wireless Internet subscriptions (including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriptions) form the total number of active Internet subscriptions during the reporting period.
The NCC data also revealed an increase in broadband penetration from November 2023 to March 2024. In November 2023, the broadband penetration level was 41.87 percent, and it increased to 43.71 percent in December 2023, before dropping slightly to 42.53 percent in January 2024. It, however, increased to 43.08 percent in February 2024, before reaching 43.53 percent in March 2024.
The President of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Carriers of Nigeria, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, initially blamed the Federal Government for the decline in broadband penetration in the network but said the ban on SIM activation last year had severely affected broadband penetration.
Adebayo, however, commended the regulatory role of the NCC, which he said contributed significantly to the gradual increase in broadband penetration, as shown in the industry statistics recently released by the NCC. Adebayo, while commending the NCC management for its regulatory role, stressed that the government must give the NCC full regulatory independence to enable it to address the critical issues currently affecting the telecommunications business in Nigeria.
The latest statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) show a steady increase in the number of active internet subscribers over the one-year period from April 2023 to March 2024.
The statistics show that the total number of active internet subscribers reached 158.2 million in April 2023 but was 164.4 million in March 2024. The statistics also showed that broadband penetration has increased for six consecutive months, from 41.01 percent in October 2023 to 43.53 percent in March 2024, up from 48.28 percent in May last year but dropping to just 40.85 percent in September last year.
According to statistics, the total number of active Internet subscriptions was 158.2 million in April 2023, increased to 159.6 million in May 2023, then slightly decreased to 159.
5 million in June 2023, and maintained the same number in July 2023. In August 2023, the number decreased again to 159.1 million, but in September 2023 it increased to 160.1 million.
In October 2023, the number of active Internet subscriptions will again increase to 161.1 million, and in November and December 2023, it will further increase to 162.0 million and 163.8 million. In February 2024, it will reach 163.3 million again, and in March 2024, it will reach 164.4 million.
According to NCC statistics, the sum of mobile GSM, mobile code division multiple access (CDMA), fixed wired, wired and wireless Internet subscriptions (including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriptions) form the total number of active Internet subscriptions during the reporting period.
The NCC data also revealed an increase in broadband penetration from November 2023 to March 2024.. In November 2023, broadband penetration level was 41.87 per cent, and it increased to 43.71 per cent in December 2023, before dropping slightly to 42.53 per cent in January 2024. It however increased to 43.08 per cent in February 2024, before reaching 43.53 per cent in March 2024.
The President of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Carriers of Nigeria, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, initially blamed the Federal Government for the decline in broadband penetration in the network, but said the ban on SIM activation last year had severely affected broadband penetration.
Adebayo, however, commended the regulatory role of the NCC, which he said contributed significantly to the gradual increase in broadband penetration, as shown in the industry statistics recently released by the NCC. Adebayo, while commending the NCC management for its regulatory role, stressed that the government must give the NCC full regulatory independence to enable it to address the critical issues currently affecting the telecommunications business in Nigeria.
