Over the past decade Nigeria has become the largest telecoms market in Africa and the Middle East, with more than 140m active telecoms subscribers in 2015, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the federal telecoms regulator. As is the case elsewhere in frontier and emerging markets, mobile subscribers accounted for over 99% of this total, with...
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Articles & Analysis | A handful of mobile operators dominate Nigeria's rapidly expanding telecoms sector from The Report: Nigeria 2015
Articles & Analysis | Efforts to ensure Nigeria's technology and IT industries live up to their potential from The Report: Nigeria 2015
In the past five years Nigeria has grown into one of Africa’s largest and most vibrant markets for ICT products and services, with an ecosystem that ranges from software start-ups to infrastructure firms. According to the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology (FMCT), the federal oversight body, the nation accounts for 29% of all internet usage on the continent, and this...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication Technology: Interview from The Report: Nigeria 2015
What strides have been made in improving telecoms operators’ ability to lay new infrastructure?
Articles & Analysis | The sale of wireless spectrum in Nigeria set to have a major economic impact from The Report: Nigeria 2015
Under Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), launched by the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology (FMCT) in 2013, the government plans to increase wireless broadband penetration in the country to 42% by 2018. This represents a major jump on the current rate of 6% over a relatively brief span, but there is precedent for growth of this magnitude in Nigeria’s...
Articles & Analysis | Extending broadband penetration into Nigeria's rural communities from The Report: Nigeria 2015
As in many developing nations in Africa and around the world, Nigeria’s rural population has declined in recent years as a result of steadily increasing rural-urban migration. While this trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, providing public services to rural communities remains a government priority.
