The latest report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that Nigeria registered 164,368,292 internet subscribers in the first quarter of 2024 from the 157,551,104 recorded in the first quarter of 2023, showing an increase of 4.33 percent.
“On a quarter-on-quarter basis, this grew by 0.32%”, NBS said.
The Bureau in its report released on Monday also revealed that the total number of active voice subscribers in Q1 2024 was 219,304,281 from the 226,161,713 reported in Q1 2023, indicating a growth rate of –3.03%.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, it said, the active voice subscribers fell by 2.41%.
The report said, on state profile analysis, Lagos state had the highest number of active voice subscribers in Q1 2024 with 25,956,074, followed by Ogun with 12,672,990 and Kano with 11,931,128.
On the other hand, it said, Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,608,473, followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,885,657 and 1,969,568 respectively.
Meanwhile, it said, Lagos state had the highest number of active internet subscribers in Q1 2024 with 18,841,943, followed by Ogun with 9,528,795 and Kano with 9,067,983.
On the other hand, NBS said, Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,201,601, followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,401,626 and 1,545,729 respectively. However, MTN had the highest share of subscriptions in Q1 2024.
