June 4, 2018

Internet users in the country increased to 101. 2 million in April from 100.6 million recorded in March, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said.

The NCC made this disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for April 2018 on its website on Monday in Abuja.

The data showed an increase of 613, 275 subscribers in the country.

NCC said Airtel and MTN gained more internet subscribers during the month in review,  Glo and 9mobile were the big losers.

The breakdown revealed that Airtel  gained  366,254 new internet users increasing its subscription in April  to 25, 842,573 million from 25,476,319  in March

It said MTN gained 718,803 internet users in  April  amounting to  38, 147. 450 as against 37, 428, 647 recorded in March.

It said 9mobile lost 150,285  internet users in April  decreasing its subscription to  10,847,221 as against 10,997,506    recorded in March.

The data  also showed in April   that  Globacom lost  321,497 internet users decreasing its subscription to  26,372,259 from the 26,693,756  recorded in March.