Consistent with Section 89 Subsection 3(d) of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (NCA 2003), the Commission is mandated to monitor and report on the state of the Nigerian telecommunications industry, provide statistical analyses and identify industry trends with regard to services, tariffs, operators, technology, subscribers, issues of competition and dominance, etc. with a view to identifying areas where regulatory intervention would be needed;
In view of this, the Commission regularly conducts studies and surveys and produces reports on the telecommunications industry, and telecommunications operators are obligated, under the terms of the licenses, to provide the NCC with such data on a regular basis for analytical review and publishing.
Please click the links below to view the latest Nigerian telecommunications industry data as gathered from regular studies, surveys and reports, conducted and collected by the Nigerian Communications Commission.
Last Update: April 08, 2024
Subscriber / Teledensity
This section contains the sum total of all active telephony subscribers and teledensity as calculated on monthly and annual basis. Teledensity is defined as the number of active telephone connections per one hundred (100) inhabitants living within an area and is expressed as a percentage figure.
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Monthly
- From September 2023, teledensity is calculated based on Nigerian Population Commission's projected population figure of 216 million.
Annual (2002 - 2021)
- Teledensity was calculated based on Nigerian Population Commission's projected population figure of 216 million.
- Teledensity from December 2007 is based on active subscribers.
- Teledensity from December 2001 to 2006 was based on connected subscribers.
Subscriber / Operator Data
This section contains information on the number of active subscribers for telephony services on each of the licensed service providers utilizing different technologies including GSM, CDMA, Fixed Wireless and Fixed Wired (i.e. Landline).
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GSM
- Visafone has transfered its subscribers to the GSM band.
Fixed Wired
VoIP
Percentage(%) Market Share by Generation
This shows what percentage of subscribers are utilizing telecommunications services per the various mobile phone generations currently deployed in Nigeria.
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Internet Subscriber Data
This section contains information on the number of active subscribers for data (internet) services on each of the licensed service providers utilizing the different technologies, i.e. GSM and CDMA.
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Total By Technology
- ISP subscriber data is collected on a tri-monthly basis.
GSM
- Visafone has transfered its subscribers to the GSM band.
Fixed (Wired)
ISPs
- Data is collected in this segment on a tri-monthly basis.
VoIP
Broadband Penetration
This section describes the broadband subscriptions in Nigeria.
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Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators (GSM)
This section describes the monthly porting trend in the telecommunications sector per mobile operator and refers to the number of transactions whereby a mobile number is transferred from one service provider to another on the request of a subscriber who wishes to change service provider while keeping the same telephone number.
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Incoming
Incoming (Inward) Porting means the number of numbers ported from another service provider's network into a service provider's own network.
Outgoing
Outgoing (Outward) Porting means the number of numbers ported to another service provider's network from a service provider's own network.
Internet Usage Statistics in Terabytes (TB)
This section contains statistics of data usage in Nigeria.
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Percentage(%) Contribution of Telecoms Industry to GDP
This section describes the percentage contributed to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nigeria by the telecommunications industry.
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