Nigeria ended the 12 months 2024 with 164.9 million lively telecommunications subscribers. That is in line with December 2024 subscription statistics launched by the Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC).
Although the determine was 224.7 million in December 2023, the NIN-SIM audit helped to filter the system and by September 2024, NCC places the determine at 154 million.
NCC defined that each lively cellular phone quantity within the nation might now be recognized after the cleansing introduced concerning the NIN-SIM train. It may also be deduced that from October to December 2024, telecoms operators activated and reactivated about 10 million strains. In October 2024, the determine was 157.6 million, it moved to 159.8 million in November and by the tip of the 12 months, it was 164.9 million.
The nation’s teledensity grew from 71.4 per cent in September, after the audit to 76 per cent by 12 months finish. Teledensity is a measurement of the variety of telephones in a selected space in comparison with the variety of individuals dwelling there. It’s usually used to check entry to communication providers between totally different areas or international locations.
Additional evaluation of the NCC knowledge confirmed that 4G expertise remained the dominant expertise, reaching 47. 2 per cent protection of the nation in 2024. 2G remained helpful in Nigeria with 41.59 per cent and 3G, 8.75 per cent.
In keeping with The Guardian checks, 5G, which is its third 12 months of economic launch in Nigeria, recorded 2.46 per cent penetration. By implication, it signifies that some 4 million Nigerians at the moment are on 5G radar supplied by MTN, Airtel and Mafab Communications.
GSM platforms supplied Web providers for 138.7 million Nigerians in the midst of 2024, whereas the Web Service Suppliers (ISPs) serviced 285,702 clients.
Whereas the Nationwide Broadband Plan 2020 to 2025 is anticipated to run out this 12 months, after it should have enabled 70 per cent penetration, as of December 2024, broadband penetration in Nigeria stood at 44.43 per cent. The implication of that is that Nigeria is 25.5 per cent away from assembly the 70 per cent goal. It must be famous, nevertheless, that some 96.3 million Nigerians are presently having fun with broadband Web service within the nation.
