The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s internet users grew to 154.8 million in the Fourth Quarter of 2022 and the number has continued to soar.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the increase represented a 9.07 percent from 141,971,560 in Q4 of 2021 when compared on a year-on-year basis.
The National Bureau of Statistics made this disclosure in its latest data published yesterday.
The report also said the number of active voice subscribers in Q4 2022 rose to “222,571,568 from the 195,463,898 reported in Q4 2021”.
According to the agency, this indicates a growth rate of 13.87 per cent.
But on a quarter-on-quarter basis, voice subscribers grew by 4.89 per cent, NBS said.
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Africa Today News, New York gathered that Lagos State had the highest number of active voice subscribers within the period under review, with 26,460,877, while Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,571,692, according to NBS.
On a Mobile Operators basis, MTN Nigeria had the highest share of 65 million internet subscribers, Globacom, 43 million, Airtel, 41 million and 9mobile, 4.4 million, respectively.
‘On a quarter-on-quarter basis, this grew by 1.35 per cent,’ NBS stated.
In another report, Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has finally agreed to appear before the House of Representatives Committee investigating the stealing of about 48 million barrels of crude oil.
Mark Gbillah who is the Chairman of the Committee, announced on Thursday that Malami wrote a letter that he will be appearing before the committee and cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that the committee had summoned Malami and the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, over the missing crude oil.
However, the two officials ignored the summons.
Gbillah said the AGF should appear before the committee on Thursday, with all needed documents to make clarification.