By: Mercy Peter
Nigeria recorded an upsurge in internet usage in December 2024, NewsSpecng learnt.
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the country’s internet consumption reached 973,455 terabytes.
NCC said it represented a 36.5 per cent year-on-year increase from 713,200 terabytes recorded in December 2023.
This total consumption translates to approximately 998.79 million gigabytes.
NCC in data released on Friday shows a 10.75 per cent increase in internet usage from November to December 2024.
Internet subscriptions climbed to 139.28 million in December from 136.54 million in November.
Broadband penetration stood at 44.43 per cent at year-end—falling short of the 70 per cent target set under Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan (2020–2025), which expires this year.
The figure for active telecommunications subscribers in 2024 however nosedived from 224.7 million in 2023 to 164.9 million in the year under review
