The number of internet users in Nigeria’s
telecommunications networks has increased
to 91.6 million in June, the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC) has said.
According to NAN, the NCC made this
disclosure in its Monthly Internet
Subscribers Data for June 2017 on its
website on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to the data released, internet
users increased to 91,598,757 in June as
against 91,565,010 users recorded in May
2017, showing an increase of 33,747.
The data also showed that the GSM service
providers 33,747internet customers after
recording 91, 598.757 in June against
91,565,010 users in May 2017.
The data revealed that MTN had 31,691,070
subscribers browsing the internet on its
network in the month of June. It said that
MTN added an increase of 28,642.9 internet
subscribers in June as against May internet
subscribers which it had 31,406,441.
The data showed that Globacom had
27,184,002 customers browsing the
internet on its network in June.
This amounted to a decrease of 218,482
users from the 27,402,484 users of the
internet on the network in June 2017.
Airtel had 20,174,089 internet users in June,
adding 261,428 customers to its May record
of 19,912,661.
In Etisalat, the data showed 12,549,596
customers who browsed the internet in
June revealing a decrease of 293,828 users
against the 12,843,424 users recorded in
May.
