The Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed that the country’s citizens daily data consumption has surged to an average of 336 gigabytes (GB) per second, reflecting a significant increase compared to previous years. This marks a 39% increase from the previous year. According to the commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, Dr …
Read More »Nigerians Average Monthly Data Usage Up 20% in 2023
Nigerians are consuming data at an increasing rate, with the average monthly usage reaching 9GB in 2023, according to a recent report. This represents a significant jump of approximately 20% compared to 2022. The surge in data consumption is reflected in the financial statements of major mobile network operators (MNOs) …
Read More »Nigerians Consume Nearly 9 Exabytes of Data in One Month
… As Internet Usage Surges to 753,388.8 Terabytes in March 2024 Nigerians are demonstrating an insatiable appetite for data, with internet usage reaching a staggering 753,388.77 terabytes (TB) in March 2024, according to new data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This translates to a mind-boggling total of nearly 9 …
Read More »Africa’s Data Centre Market Poised for Massive Growth
Nina Triantis, Global Head of Telecoms, Media & Technology at Standard Bank Africa is poised for a data centre boom as internet penetration rates rise and the continent begins to play catch-up with other regions. For the time being, Africa accounts for less than 1% of the world’s co-location data …
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