Latest News

Internet users in Nigeria now 91m, says NCC

INTERNET users in Nigeria has hit 91 million, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

The NCC said internet users increased from 90,124,428 in April to 91,565,010 in May, an increase of 1,440,582.

The telecommunications industry regulator made the disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos.

The data indicates that internet users on both Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks increased from 90,154,737 in April to 91,565,319 in May.

It said that out of the 91,595,319 internet users in May, 91,565,010 were on GSM networks, while 30,309 users were on CDMA networks.

Also, the GSM service providers gained 1,440,582 internet customers after recording 91,565,010 users in May, as against 90,124,428 it recorded in April.

The CDMA operators had retained 30,309 internet subscribers in May as recorded in April.

The data also shows that MTN had 31,406,441 subscribers browsing the internet on its network in the month under review and also recorded an increase of 600,464 internet subscribers in May after recording 30,805,977 in April.

According to the NCC, Globacom has 27,402,484 customers surfing the net on its network in May, revealing an increase of 211,713 users from the 27,190,771 that surfed the internet on the network in April.

Airtel had 19,912,661 internet users in May, showing an increase of 504,811 customers from 19,407,850 recorded in April.

The data also showed that Etisalat had 12,843,424 customers who browsed the internet in May, an increase of 123,594 users from the 12,719,830 users recorded in April.

CDMA operators, Multi-Links and Visafone had a total of 30,309 internet users on their networks in May, maintaining the same record of April.

Visafone has 30,305 customers surfing the internet in May, while Multi-Links has only four internet users.

The increase in the use of the internet in May is in anticipation of the country’s broadband target of 30 per cent penetration by 2018.

S-Davies Wande

Recent Posts

Wike in China over provision of water projects for FCT satellite towns

Tinubu advocated for the projects as part of his agenda to renew the hope of…

2 minutes ago

Realtor calls for state of emergency on housing in Africa

“What the government should be doing to address this is to embrace the tested system…

7 minutes ago

Nigerdock achieves 17 million man-hour without LTI

Nigerdock, Nigeria's leading maritime and logistics company and operator of the Snake Island Integrated Free…

21 minutes ago

Defection hits Cross Rivers PDP as ex-guber candidate, others dump party

She clarified that her switch was not driven by personal gain or the pursuit of…

48 minutes ago

Give us 90-day extension to release Tinubu’s records — FBI, DEA appeal to US District Court

Greenspan is demanding the release of records linked to a Chicago drug ring and has…

54 minutes ago

Gombe: Police arrest ‘war contractor’, recover local rifle, ammunition

"And, he was found in unlawful possession of a locally fabricated automatic rifle, eight live…

1 hour ago

Welcome

Install

This website uses cookies.