Introduction
How is the communication system in Nigeria? Here, Broadcast media include nearly 70 federal government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations; transmissions of international broadcasters are available; digital broadcasting migration process completed in three states in 2018 (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Nigeria
| Internet country code | .ng |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 117,000 (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | (2023 est.) less than 1 |
| Internet users | |
| Percent of population | 35% (2022 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | One of the larger telecom markets in Africa subject to sporadic access to electricity and vandalism of infrastructure; most Internet connections are via mobile networks; market competition with affordable access; LTE technologies available but GSM is dominant; mobile penetration high due to use of multiple SIM cards and phones; government committed to expanding broadband penetration; operators to deploy fiber optic cable in six geopolitical zones and Lagos; operators invested in base stations to deplete network congestion; submarine cable break in 2020 slowed speeds and interrupted connectivity; Nigeria concluded its first 5G spectrum auction in 2021 and granted licenses to two firms; construction of 5G infrastructure has not yet been completed (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line subscribership remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is 91 per 100 persons (2021) |
| International | Country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, NCSCS, MainOne, Glo-1 & 2, ACE, and Equiano fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and South and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 112,000 (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | (2023 est.) less than 1 |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 224 million (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 102 (2022 est.) |
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