July 27, 2022/Coronation Research

The latest data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator, show that internet subscriptions stood at 151 million in June ‘22. This represents a y/y increase of 7.7% and a m/m increase of 0.4% (or c.650,000 new subscriptions).

The figure implies a density of 76% in a population estimated at 200 million, placing Nigeria well above the African average of c.37% according to Statista. Telecom operators have ramped up SIM registration and NIN enrolment capacity after the partial deactivation of the lines of users yet to link Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards with unique National Identification Number (NIN) in April ’22.

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