The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s active voice subscribers rose to 222,571,568 in the fourth quarter of last year from 195,463,898 in the corresponding quarter of 2021.
This, the bureau said, indicated a growth rate of 13.87 per cent.
According to the bureau’s “Telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet, Porting and Tariff Information Q4 2022″ report published on Friday, the figure increased by 4.89 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis.
The NBS also reported that, in Q4 2022, active internet subscribers stood at 154,847,901 from 141,971,560 reported in Q4 2021, showing an increase of 9.07 per cent. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, this grew by 1.35 per cent.
On state profile analysis, the report said Lagos State had the highest number of active voice subscribers in Q4 2022 with 26,460,867, followed by Ogun with 12,994,352 and Kano with 12,373,201.
NBS said that Bayelsa State recorded the least with 1,571,692, followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,920,996 and 2,001,846 respectively.
In addition, it said Lagos State had the highest number of active internet subscribers in Q4 2022 with 18,702,394, followed by Ogun with 9,206,614 and Kano with 8,470,131.
“Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,101,002, followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,264,825 and 1,474,970 respectively”, it said.
The telecoms company, MTN had the highest share of subscriptions in Q4 2022.
