Despite SIM-NIN limits, mobile subscriptions reached 222 million.
Despite the adoption of the National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy by the Federal Government, the number of mobile subscribers in Nigeria increased to 222.23 million in 2022.
More than 72.77 million active telephone subscriptions were prohibited from making calls at the commencement of the program in April. But the sector has now recovered from this and expanded by 13.89% in 2022.
The Nigerian Communications Commission recently released updated statistics showing that the overall number of subscribers increased from 195.13 million in December 2021 to 222.23 million in December 2022. The telecommunications sector was troubled by a downturn in 2021 when the overall number of mobile subscribers fell by 4.42 percent, from 204.15 million in December 2020 to 195.13 million in December 2021. This rise marked the end of that slide.
MTN Nigeria saw growth of 20.96% during the period under review, going from 73.59 million to 89.02 million; Airtel saw growth of 11.38% from 53.93 million to 60.07 million; Globacom saw growth of 9.98% from 54.82 million to 60.29 million; and 9mobile saw growth of 0.49% from 12.85 million to 12.79 million.
Teledensity, or the proportion of active telephone connections per 100 residents, increased to 116.60 percent in 2022. (highest on record).
Nigeria has the biggest mobile population in Africa, and since there are so many young people there, that number is only anticipated to increase.
By 2025, 18 million more Nigerians will sign up as unique mobile users, predicts GSMA, the international organization that represents telecoms.
Ajibola Olude, the chief operating officer of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, credited growing use of Internet of Things devices and coordinated government action for the surge in mobile subscribers in 2022.
“Many causes were responsible for the sector’s rise in 2022,” he stated. Due to the fact that they are Internet-enabled, IoT and robots need SIMs to function.
“IoTs are the in thing right now. There are several devices that are Internet-connected and need SIM cards. Aside from that, there is a strong understanding of the need for ICT adoption at the federal and state levels.
Numerous services have gone online, and don’t forget that the CBN is promoting a cashless economy, so using an Internet-enabled phone is certainly necessary.
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