The latest 50% enhance in tariffs by telecommunications operators didn’t deter Nigerians from utilizing the web, as knowledge consumption throughout cellular networks elevated by 11.5% in March 2025.
That is in line with the most recent business statistics launched by the Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC).
The info revealed that Nigerians consumed 995,876.10 terabytes of knowledge in March, in comparison with 893,054.80 terabytes utilized in February.
Recall that the implementation of the 50% tariff, which was authorised on January 20, 2025, began in February.
In the meantime, web subscriptions throughout the 4 cellular networks, MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and 9mobile, additionally elevated in March.
In line with NCC’s knowledge, lively cellular subscriptions within the nation jumped from 140.7 million in February to 141.5 million in March.
Information for general cellular subscriptions (voice and knowledge) reveals that operators added 1.8 million new subscriptions between February and March, pushing the overall lively strains from 170.6 million in February to 172.71 million in March.
With the expansion in actively linked strains recorded by the operators, the nation’s teledensity, which measures the variety of lively phone connections per 100 inhabitants dwelling inside an space, additionally rose to 79.67% from 78.83% recorded in February this 12 months.
In line with NCC, the teledensity is calculated based mostly on a inhabitants estimate of 216 million.
