Internet subscriptions in Nigeria slipped in eight consecutive months from November 2020 to June 2021, to as low as 140.2 million, after attaining 154.4 million subscriptions in November 2020, according to the latest report on active internet subscriptions by technology, released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The figure is a combination of internet subscriptions on Mobile GSM, Fixed Wired lines and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies. Analysts blame the decline on the suspension order on the sale and activation of new SIM cards in December 2020 by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami.
Analysts blame the decline on the suspension order on the sale and activation of new SIM cards in December 2020 by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami.
The figures also show that in November 2020, the total number of active internet subscriptions was 154.8 million, but it slipped to 154.3 million in December 2020, with a further slip in January 2021 to 151.3 million. In February 2021, the figure dropped again to 148.5 million with a further drop in March 2021 to 144.9 million. From April 2021 to June 2021, the figure also dropped consecutively to 141.8 million, 140.5 million and 140.2 million.
