Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) released new data showing that monthly internet usage in Nigeria climbed by 93.35 percent due to the proliferation of smartphones.

It reached an all-time high of 1,000,930.6 terabytes (1,000,930,600 gigabytes) in January 2025, up from 517,670.15 TB in January 2023.

This is because, during the period under review, the number of connections on 3G, 4G, and 5G climbed from 91.99 million (of 220.93 million connections) to 98.67 million (of 169.04 million total connections), highlighting a rise in smartphone penetration.

The decrease in the number of connections recorded in January 2025 can be explained by the fact that, as a result of an NCC audit, over 40 million connections ...