Lagos, Ogun, Kano account for 23% of Nigeria’s mobile subscriptions in Q1 2024 –

The latest telecommunications data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that three states, Lagos, Ogun, and Kano accounted for 23% of the country's total active mobile subscriptions as of Q1 2024.

According to the Bureau, total active mobile subscriptions in Nigeria at the end of the first quarter stood at 219.3 million, showing a 3.3% decline from 226.1 million reported in Q1 2023.

The states emerged as the top three by having the highest number of mobile subscriptions with a combined 50.5 million active mobile lines.




Lagos maintained lead
The data showed that Lagos, known as the commercial nerve centre of the country, maintained the lead with 25.9 million active subscriptions, followed by Ogun which recorded 12.6 million subscriptions at the end of Q1 2024. Kano came third with 11.9 million active subscriptions.

On the other hand, Bayelsa recorded the least mobile subscription with 1.6 million subscriptions followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1.8 million and 1.9 million respectively.





In terms of internet connections, Lagos State still came first with the highest number of active internet subscribers in Q1 2024 with 18.8 million followed by Ogun with 9.5 million, and Kano with 9 million.

Again, Bayelsa recorded the least internet connections with 1.2 million, followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1.4 million and 1.5 respectively.

Infrastructure gap
Stakeholders in the telecom industry have attributed the skewed distribution of mobile connectivity in favour of cosmopolitan states to inadequate infrastructure. According to a former President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) Mr. Olusola Teniola several communities in the country are still lacking access to telecom infrastructure.
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https://nairametrics.com/2024/07/03/lagos-ogun-kano-account-for-23-of-nigerias-mobile-subscriptions-in-q1-2024-nbs/