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MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS
The increase came after the operators had lost over 6 million subscriptions in January due to the implementation of the NIN-SIM directive of the NCC
Active subscriptions for mobile services in Nigeria declined by over 6 million in January this year to 218 million as telecom operators enforced the regulator’s directive of banning SIMs not linked with NIN.
Based on new industry data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria’s active mobile subscriptions decreased marginally by 0.07% to 220.71 million in August 2023 compared with 220.86 million in July 2023.
Active subscriptions for telecom services across the networks of MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile rose by 15% year on year to hit 226.8 million in February 2023.
MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile added 4.2 million new subscribers in November to bring Nigeria's active mobile subscriptions to 218.6 million
Nigeria has been projected to lead the next wave of mobile subscription growth in Sub-Saharan Africa to 613 million connections by 2025
Active mobile subscriptions across the four GSM networks of MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile rose to 199.2 million in March.