Lagos, Kano, Ogun top phone calls, data usage in Nigeria

 

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Lagos, Kano and Ogun are the States with the most internet users in Nigeria.

The NBS said there was an increase in active internet subscribers from 151.5 million in the third quarter to 154.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

The figures are contained in its new report: “Telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet per State, Porting and Tariff Information (Q4 2020).”

The publication said there was a -0.32 per cent decrease in active voice subscribers in the Q4 from 205.2 million in Q3 to 204.6 million.

The NBS confirmed Lagos State with 24.8 million had the highest number of subscribers in terms of active voice per state; Kano had 12.6 million and Ogun 12 million.

Bayelsa, with 1.45 million subscribers, and Ebonyi with 1.81 million had the least number of subscribers.

In terms of active internet per state, Lagos emerged as the state with the highest number of subscribers at 18.9 million.

Kano had 9.5 million and Ogun 9.08 million; Bayelsa with 1.09 million and Ebonyi with 1.28 million had the least number of subscribers.

For telcos, MTN with 146.11 million subscribers had the highest share of subscriptions for both active voice and internet.

AIRTEL had 96.92 million subscribers, GLO 94.94 million and 9Mobile 20.04 million subscribers.