Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- The total number of electricity customers in Nigeria stood at 11.71 million in the third quarter of 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown.

The bureau revealed this in its Nigeria electricity report detailing energy billed, revenue generated and customers by DisCos (Q3 2023) published on Wednesday.

"Total customer numbers in Q3 2023 stood at 11.71 million from 11.47 million in Q2 2023, showing an increase of 2.08 per cent," NBS said.

On a year-on-year basis, the statistics office said customer numbers in Q3 2023 rose by 7.09 per cent from 10.94 million reported in Q3 2022.

Similarly, it said metered customers stood at 5.68 million in Q3 2023, indicating a growth of 3.77 per cent from 5.47...