Nigeria’s internet subscribers hit 156m in February

Telecommunication companies (telcos) in Africa’s biggest economy reported a total of 156 million active subscribers to data services in February, despite Starlink traction in Nigeria, the latest data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown.

MTN accounted for the majority of the increase, with 66.7 million active internet subscribers in the month under review. Globacom came in second with 43.4 million, followed by Airtel and Etisalat with 41.9 million and 4.3 million, respectively.