Nigerian internet users hit 98.3 million in 2017 - NCC
- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)'s recent data reveal that Airtel, MTN and Glo gained more internet subscribers in December 2017
- The data also shows an increase of 3,572,903 internet users between November and December 2017
- The survey further reports that 9mobile lost the most within the same months under review
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that internet users increased marginally to 98.3million in 2017.
The NCC made this disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for December 2017 on its website on Thursday, February 8, in Abuja.
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According to the data, Airtel, MTN and Glo gained more internet subscribers during the month in review while 9mobile was the big loser.
The data also showed that overall, internet users increased by 98,391,456 in December from 94, 818,553 in November showing an increase of 3,572,903.
The data breakdown revealed that MTN gained the most with 2,642.666, new internet users increasing its subscription in December to 36,069,597, from 33,426,931 in November.
It showed that 9mobile lost 68,341 internet users in December decreasing its subscription to 11,338.839 as against November when it recorded 11,407,180.
The report said that Airtel gained the most with 911,040 new internet users in December amounting to 23,985.203 users as against 23,074,163 users in November.
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The data showed that Globacom also gained 87,538 new users in December as the figure recorded was 26,997,817 as against 26,910,279 in November.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a press statement issued in Lagos on Friday, January 12, 2017 said: “Globacom has not acquired 9Mobile as widely reported in the media.”
The management of Globacom said: "We are bound by the terms of the acquisition process as stipulated by the authorities handling it and we will not in any way sway or deviate from the rules. We repose confidence in Barclays Africa, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which are handling the process that will lead to the emergence of a new owner for the company.”
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Source: Legit.ng
