Nigeria's broadband penetration has remained between 37% and 44% for the past 5 years

Key takeaways

2018 saw the biggest single-year increase in broadband penetration.
Broadband penetration has struggled to reach the 50% mark.
Nigeria's target of 70% broadband penetration by year-end 2025 will be hard to reach.
Steady growth in penetration was altered in 2021 after the suspension of sale of new SIM cards to customers without a national ID number.

Nigeria's broadband penetration has stayed below 50% since it first crossed 40% in 2020. After a swift growth from 19.9% in 2017 to 31.5% in 2018, growth in penetration reached a 45% peak in 2020 before falling to 40.9% in 2021 due to NIN-SIM card linkage. While Nigeria's national broadband policy has a 70% broadband penetration target for 2025, 2024's 44.4% shows that the target may not be reached.

Source:

Nigerian Communications Commission

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Period:

2017-2024

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