Nigeria: With 47.73 Percent Spread, Nigeria Still Far From Attaining 70 Percent Broadband Penetration Target

Despite the assurance by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that Nigeria’s broadband penetration would reach and surpass 70 per cent threshold by the end of 2025, it appears such assurance is far from reality, considering the current broadband penetration level of 47.73 per cent with 103.5 million broadband subscriptions as at March 2025.

NCC had in 2023, assured Nigerians that the country would attain 50 per cent broadband penetration threshold by the end of 2023 and possibly surpasse…