According to the Internet Subscriber Data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the number of internet subscribers in Nigeria decline by 2.4 million to 63.47 million in February compared to 65.87 million in January.
The data released by the NCC miscalculates the number of January subscribers at 64.08 million when they actually totalled 65.87 million, meaning the NCC is erroneously suggesting a decline of just over 600,000 when the figures actually state 2.4 million.
All operators in the country saw a fall in their subscriber numbers, with Airtel the biggest loser, seeing subscribers fall to 9.65 million from 11.07 million, a loss of 1.42 million subscribers.
Within the same period, MTN’s subscriber base fell by almost 520,000 subscribers to 32.81 million, Globacom’s fell by over 200,000 to 14.91 million, and Etisalat’s declined by 255,000 to 6.11 million.
Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has also expressed regrets that some state governments had restricted the spread of critical telecommunications infrastructures.
He also attributed the problem of poor quality of telecommunication services to multiple taxation and regulations by governments at all levels
Juwah who spoke at the commission’s special day at the 25th Enugu International Trade Fair at the weekend , appealed to state governments to create an enabling environments to encourage service providers in the interest of their citizens.
The EVC who was represented by Dr. Okechukwu Itanyi, the commission’s executive commissioner, Stakeholder Management, said that telecommunications had contributed 8.5 per cent to Nigeria’s gross domestic product.
He said that Nigeria had maintained the lead in Africa as the fastest growing telecommunications market for five consecutive years, hence the contribution to the GDP.
The data released by the NCC miscalculates the number of January subscribers at 64.08 million when they actually totalled 65.87 million, meaning the NCC is erroneously suggesting a decline of just over 600,000 when the figures actually state 2.4 million.
All operators in the country saw a fall in their subscriber numbers, with Airtel the biggest loser, seeing subscribers fall to 9.65 million from 11.07 million, a loss of 1.42 million subscribers.
Within the same period, MTN’s subscriber base fell by almost 520,000 subscribers to 32.81 million, Globacom’s fell by over 200,000 to 14.91 million, and Etisalat’s declined by 255,000 to 6.11 million.
Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has also expressed regrets that some state governments had restricted the spread of critical telecommunications infrastructures.
He also attributed the problem of poor quality of telecommunication services to multiple taxation and regulations by governments at all levels
Juwah who spoke at the commission’s special day at the 25th Enugu International Trade Fair at the weekend , appealed to state governments to create an enabling environments to encourage service providers in the interest of their citizens.
The EVC who was represented by Dr. Okechukwu Itanyi, the commission’s executive commissioner, Stakeholder Management, said that telecommunications had contributed 8.5 per cent to Nigeria’s gross domestic product.
He said that Nigeria had maintained the lead in Africa as the fastest growing telecommunications market for five consecutive years, hence the contribution to the GDP.
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